Famous People with Name Frederick

Frederick Rudolph "Ted" Schroeder            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick Rudolph "Ted" Schroeder: was an American tennis player who won the two most prestigious amateur tennis titles, Wimbledon and the now the United States Open starting 1968. He was the Number 1-ranked American player in 1942 and the Number 2 for 4 consecutive years, 1946 through 1949. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, but developed as a tennis player in Southern California under the guidance of Perry T. Jones.

Frederick Hanley Seares,            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick Hanley Seares,: was an American astronomer. He worked at Mount Wilson Observatory and won the Bruce Medal in 1940.Seares was born in Michigan in 1873 and grew up in Iowa and southern California. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of California and later studied in Paris and Berlin. Later Seares taught and researched comets and variable stars for eight years at the University of Missouri–Columbia (where Harlow Shapley studied under him). In 1909, Seares joined the Mount Wilson Observatory, where he remained for 36 years, 15 of them as assistant director.Seares served as president of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1929.

Frederick Vernon Coville            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick Vernon Coville: was an American botanist who careered in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), where he became Chief Botanist, and was the first director of the United States National Arboretum. He made contribution to economic botany and helped shape American scientific policy of the time on plant and exploration research.He briefly taught botany before joining the USDA and participating to the Geological Survey of Arkansas as assistant botanist in 1888. He would remain with the department until his death, succeeding to George Vasey as Chief botanist in 1893, a title accompanied with that of Honorary Curator of the National Herbarium (at the time conserved at the Smithsonian Institution, but funded by the USDA).

Frederick William True            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick William True: was an American biologist, the first head curator of biology (1897-1911) at the United States National Museum, now part of the Smithsonian Institution.He received a B.S. from the University of New York in 1878. True was curator of mammals from 1883 to 1897. His specialty was cetaceans and True's Beaked Whale was named after him. He was also closely associated with the Smithsonian Institution from 1881 until his death in 1914.

Frederick Leslie Ransome            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick Leslie Ransome: was an American geologist, born at Greenwich, England. He was educated at the University of California (S.B., 1893; Ph.D., 1896). He was employed by the United States Geological Survey. His many official reports and bulletins dealt mainly with phases of economic geology. He helped found the journal Economic Geology in 1905, and was associate editor of the Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. Ransome was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and served as NAS Treasurer in 1919.

Anthony Frederick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Anthony Frederick: was an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 6th round (133rd overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft. A 6'7" forward from Santa Monica College and Pepperdine University, Frederick played in three NBA seasons. He played for the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Charlotte Hornets. In his NBA career, Frederick played in 147 games and scored a total of 718 points.

Benjamin Todd Frederick            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benjamin Todd Frederick: was a miner, businessman, real estate agent, and (during the 1880s) a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th congressional district.In 1882 he was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House seat representing Iowa's

Hubert Frederick Fisher            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hubert Frederick Fisher: was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee.He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912. He was a member of the Tennessee Senate in 1913 and 191