Leadership

• Friedrich Ebert (born 1871, died 1925)

  German social-democratic leader.

  • First president of the German Reich, 1919-25 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
• Friedrich Wilhelm III (born 1797, died 1840)

  King of Prussia, 1797-1840.

  • Led Prussia to war against Napoleon (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)

Miscellaneous

• Friedrich A. von Hayek

  British economist known for his work on the theory of money and economic fluctuations.

  • 1991 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Friedrich Bergius

  German chemist who helped develop high-pressure chemical methods.

  • 1931 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Carl Bosch (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Friedrich Engels (born 1820, died 1895)

  German socialist.

  • Co-wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx (see list of Economists)
• Friedrich A. von Hayek

  British economist known for his work on the theory of money and economic fluctuations.

  • 1974 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, with Gunnar Myrdal (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
• Friedrich Nietzsche (born 1844, died 1900)

  German moral philosopher.

  • His theories had a strong influence on German attitudes during World War I and the Third Reich (see list of Philosophers)
• Friedrich von Schelling (born 1775, died 1854)

  German Idealist philosopher.

  • Professor, lecturer and author of many books (see list of Philosophers)
• Friedrich Schleiermacher (born 1768, died 1834)

  German theologian.

  • Considered the founder of modern Protestant theology (see list of Philosophers)

The Literary World

• Friedrich von Schiller (born 1759, died 1805)

  German poet and playwright.

  • Wrote Don Carlos (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))