Feuerbach, Ludwig. 1804-72. German philosopher. God is illusion. Immortality of man is only through works and offspring. Thoughts on Death 1830.

Fibonacci, Leonardo. 1170-1240. Pisa mathematician. Book of Abacus 1202. Fibonacci Numbers 1203. Practica Geometrica 1220.

Fichte, Johann. 1762-1814. German Nationalist Idealist philosopher. Influenced Totalitarianism. Addresses to the German Nation 1807-8.

Ficino, Marsilio. 1433-99. Italian philosopher. Translated Greek classics to Latin. Theologia Platonicum 1482.

Fifth Column. 1936. Fascists within besieged Madrid who assisted Franco’s attackers. Term generally applied to subversives since.

Fiji. Melanesians. 1643 Tasman discovers. 1874 British 1970 Independent.

Final Solution. 1941-45. Systematic slaughter of Jews and minorities by Nazis. Holocaust.

Finn MacCool. 3C. Leader of Irish warriors, subject of Fenian legends.

Finnish War of Independence. 1918. Anti-communists defeat Bolsheviks with German aid.

Fisher, Ronald. 1890-1962. British scientist. Mathematical statistics. Variance.

Fisher, St. John. 1469-1535. English Humanist scholar. Beheaded for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of church. More.

Fisk, James. 1834-72. Flamboyant US financier. Attempt to corner gold market led to Black Friday 1869.

Fitzgerald, Thomas. 1513-37. Irish. Led rebellion vs Henry VIII 1534-5.

Fizeau, Armand. 1819-96. French physicist. Measured speed of light, 1849.

Flaminian Way. 220BC. Roman road to Rimini.

Flamininus, Quinctus. c227-174BC. Roman General who def Philip V of Macedonia 197BC.

Flammarian, Camille. 1842-1925. French astronomer: L’astronomie Populaire.

Flaubert, Gustave. 1821-1880. French Realist novelist. Madame Bovary 1851. Novembre 1842. Acquitted of corrupting public morals, 1857.

Flaxman, John. 1755-1826. British Neoclassical sculptor.

Flood, Great. c3000BC. Destruction of man and world by God. Forty days and night. Noah. Gilgamesh.

Flora. Roman goddess of flowers.

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.

Flying Dutchman. Legendary ghost ship of Cape of Good Hope.

Foch, Ferdinand. 1851-1929. French Supreme Allied Leader on W Front, 1918. Marne. WWI.

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