296 APPENDIX. 



FISH, HAMILTON (1808- 1893) [50], an American statesman, 

 son of Col. Nicholas Fish (1758- 1833). 



FITCH, JOHN (1743- 1 798), an American inventor. 



FLAMSTEED, JOHN (1646-1719), an English astronomer. 



FLETCHER, JOHN (1579-1625) [A 2 ?], an English dramatist 

 and poet, youngest son of Rev. Richard Fletcher who was ordained 

 in 1550. 



FLOURENS, MARIE JEAN PIERRE (1 794-1867), a French 

 physiologist. 



FORBES, DUNCAN (1685-1747) [41], a Scottish statesman, 

 son of Duncan Forbes (1644- 1744). 



FORBES, DAVID (1828-1876), an English geologist, one of nine 

 children of Edward Forbes. 



FORBES, EDWARD (1815-1854), an English naturalist, son of 

 Edward Forbes and brother of David. 



FORBES, JAMES DAVID (1809-1868), a Scottish physicist, 

 fourth and youngest son of Sir William Forbes. 



FORSTER, JOHANN GEORG ADAM (1754-1794) [25], a 

 German traveler and naturalist, eldest son of Johann Reinhold Forster 

 (1729-1798), also a traveler and naturalist. 



FOURIER, FRANCOIS MARIE CHARLES (1772-1837), a 

 French writer on social science, son of a draper. 



FOX, CHARLES JAMES (1749-1806) [44], an English states- 

 man, son of Henry Fox (1705 — ) [78], who was son of Sir Stephen 

 Fox (1627 — ), who was the youngest son of William Fox. 



FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. See page 102. 



FRANKLIN, SIR JOHN (1786-1847) [A], an English naval 

 officer and Arctic explorer, 12th and youngest son of Wallingham 

 Franklin. 



FREDERICK THE GREAT (1712-1786) [24], king of Prussia, 

 son of Frederick William (1688-1740) [31], who was son of Fred- 

 erick I. (1657-1713) [37], who was son of Frederick William of 

 Brandenburg (1620- 1688). 



