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Florence. c200BC Etruscan. 59BC Rome. 1198 Independent rep. 1434 Medici. 1532 + Tuscany. 1860 Italy (1865-70 capital).
Florence, Union of. 1439. Brief reconciliation of Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches.
Florentine. School of Painting. 1270 Academy of Fine Arts. Express humanist ideas through art. Realism and chiarascuro. DaVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael.
Florey, Howard. 1898-1968. British. Isolated Penicillin with Chain,1928. Fleming.
Florian, Jean-Pierre de. 1755-94. French fable writer.
Flying Dutchman. Legendary ghost ship of Cape of Good Hope.
Foch, Ferdinand. 1851-1929. French Supreme Allied Leader on W Front, 1918. Marne. WWI.
Fokker, Anthony. 1890-1939. Dutch/German/ US aircraft engineer for Germany, WWI. Remote control plane, 1919.
Folies-Bergère. 1869. Paris theater introduced striptease 1894.
Fontainebleau. 12C castle richly decorated by Francis I.
Fontainebleau. School of Art. 1528-1600. Classical style of painting precipitated by above. Later, allegorical style.
Fontainebleau, Treaty. 1807. Established Napoleon’s right to march on Portugal through Spain.
Fontana, Domenico. 1543-1607. Italian/Swiss architect. Vatican Library 1587. St. Peter’s Cupola 1588.
Fontenelle, Bernard de. 1657-1757. French pre-enlightenment writer, scientist. Entretiens 1685.
Food and Agriculture Organization. 1945- UN agency. Administers World Food Program.
Forbidden City. 1421-1911. Peking. Emperor’s fortified palace. Commoners forbidden to enter.
Ford, Ford Madox. 1873-1939. English writer and editor. Transatlantic Review 1924.
Ford, Gerald. 1913-. Only non-elected US President 1974-6. Replaced Agnew as VP, Nixon as President pardoned Nixon.
Ford, Henry. 1863-1947. US industrialist. Application of assembly line created affordable car. Model T 1908. Rivas.
Ford, John. c1586-1639. English dramatist. Broken Heart 1627.
Foreign Legion. 1831-. French army unit of foreign volunteers, French officers founded in Algeria.
Foreign Ministers, Council of. 1945. Allies and Axis meet to create WWII Peace treaties.
Formigé. Designer of gardens in Champ-de-Mars 1908.
Formigny, Battle. 1450. French artillery defeat English longbow.