William Froude

British engineer and naval architect (1810–1879)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[24]
Date of birth: November 28, 1810
Date of death: May 4, 1879
Place of birth: Devon
Place of death: Simon's Town
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[14]
Ethnic group: English people^[16]
Occupation: physicist, engineer, marine architect
Educated at: Westminster School, Oriel College^[17]^[18]
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal^[19]^[20]
Father: Robert Froude^[9]
Mother: Margaret Spedding^[10]
Spouse: Catherine Henrietta Elizabeth Holdsworth^[11]
Child: Robert Edmund Froude, Eliza Margaret Froude^[12]^[13]
Sibling: James Anthony Froude, Hurrell Froude, Margaret Froude^[35]^[36]^[37]
Cause of death: dysentery^[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[33]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]
Family name: Froude^[26]
Given name: William^[27]
Manner of death: natural causes^[28]
Member of: Royal Society of London, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Mechanical Engineers^[21]^[22]^[23]
Name in native language: William Froude^[34]

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Native language: English^[15]
Place of burial: Old Burying Ground, Seaforth^[8]

🏷️ Also known as

en William Froude fa ویلیام فرود ja ウィリアム・フルード ru Уильям Фруд ru Фруд ru Фруд У. ru Фруд Уильям uk Вільям Фруд zh 威廉·弗劳德

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Library of Congress Authorities ID: nb2008008606
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Artists of the World ID: 40428366
BIBSYS ID: 97039611
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 101993157
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: froude-william
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01304264
CiNii Research ID: 1140282266766902272
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/William-Froude
FAST ID: 1913641

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Find a Grave memorial ID: 178492566
Freebase ID: /m/02l_vq
Geni profile ID: 6000000025644985100
Goodreads author ID: 7692852
Grace's Guide ID: William_Froude
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: William_Froude
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 20736
IxTheo authority ID: 078955890
Kindred Britain ID: I22288
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA18804427
NDL Authority ID: 00620691
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls001361757
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 202992748
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3902918
Open Library ID: OL2285935A
Open Plaques subject ID: 9075
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 10204
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID: NA2850
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID: 1239148
Prabook ID: 1751052
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 20590
SNAC ARK ID: w6bc45sm
Science Museum people ID: cp28084
Topic's main category: Category:William Froude
Treccani ID: william-froude
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: william-froude
UK National Archives ID: F38780
WeRelate person ID: William_Froude_(1)
WikiTree person ID: Froude-107
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJgmHFqmhwbGdwddPkMF8C
Yale LUX ID: person/20fd26f3-b245-4c66-8d39-77f35a25e69d

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Occupation 3

engineer, physicist, marine architect

Award received 2

Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal

Described by source 2

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Educated at 2

Oriel College, Westminster School

Member of 2

Royal Society of London, Institution of Civil Engineers

Named after 2

Froude number, Froude–Krylov force

Sibling 2

James Anthony Froude, Hurrell Froude

Siblings 2

James Anthony Froude, Hurrell Froude

Cause of death 1

dysentery

Child 1

Robert Edmund Froude

Children (paternal) 1

Robert Edmund Froude

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Given name 1

William

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Native language 1

English

Place of birth 1

Devon

Place of death 1

Simon's Town

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

William Froude was born on November 28, 1810^[1], in Devon^[2]. He died on May 4, 1879^[3], in Simon's Town^[4]. He worked as a physicist^[5], engineer^[6], and marine architect^[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for William Froude include Froude number^[38] and Froude–Krylov force^[39].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Froude number^[38] and Froude–Krylov force^[39].

FAQs

Where was William Froude born?

William Froude's place of birth was Devon^[2].

Where did William Froude die?

William Froude passed away in Simon's Town^[4].

Who were William Froude's parents?

William Froude's father was Robert Froude^[9]. William Froude's mother was Margaret Spedding^[10].

Who was William Froude married to?

William Froude's spouses include Catherine Henrietta Elizabeth Holdsworth^[11].

What did William Froude do for work?

William Froude worked as a physicist^[5], engineer^[6], and marine architect^[7].

Where did William Froude go to school?

William Froude was educated at Westminster School^[17] and Oriel College^[18].

What awards did William Froude receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[19] and Royal Medal^[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ William Froude — place of birth (P19): Devon. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ William Froude — place of death (P20): Simon's Town. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ William Froude — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-06. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ William Froude — father (P22): Robert Froude. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ William Froude — mother (P25): Margaret Spedding. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ William Froude — spouse (P26): Catherine Henrietta Elizabeth Holdsworth. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ William Froude — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ William Froude — child (P40): Robert Edmund Froude. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ William Froude — child (P40): Eliza Margaret Froude. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ William Froude — educated at (P69): Westminster School. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ William Froude — educated at (P69): Oriel College. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ William Froude — native language (P103): English. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ William Froude — occupation (P106): physicist. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ William Froude — occupation (P106): engineer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-06-24. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ William Froude — occupation (P106): marine architect. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ William Froude — place of burial (P119): Old Burying Ground, Seaforth. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ William Froude — award received (P166): Fellow of the Royal Society. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ William Froude — award received (P166): Royal Medal. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ William Froude — ethnic group (P172): English people. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ William Froude — member of (P463): Royal Society of London. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ William Froude — member of (P463): Institution of Civil Engineers. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ William Froude — member of (P463): Institute of Mechanical Engineers. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ William Froude — cause of death (P509): dysentery. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ William Froude — date of birth (P569): November 28, 1810. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ William Froude — date of death (P570): May 4, 1879. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ William Froude — family name (P734): Froude. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ William Froude — given name (P735): William. International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved 2015-10-14. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ William Froude — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ William Froude — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ William Froude — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ William Froude — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ William Froude — described by source (P1343): Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ William Froude — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ William Froude — name in native language (P1559): William Froude. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ William Froude — sibling (P3373): James Anthony Froude. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ William Froude — sibling (P3373): Hurrell Froude. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ William Froude — sibling (P3373): Margaret Froude. Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.

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