Faber, Frederick William

Faber, Frederick William, 1814-63, English theologian and hymn writer. A friend of John Henry Newman and an adherent of the Oxford movement, he became (1843) rector of Eton. In 1845 he entered the Roman Catholic Church and with some of his friends and parishioners founded a religious community in Birmingham, which merged in 1848 into the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1847, he helped found in 1849 the oratory in London, of which he was superior for the rest of his life. His poetical works include "The Cherwell Water-Lily" (1840); his many well-known hymns were collected in Hymns (1848). Other writings include nine contributions to Lives of the Canonized Saints (1844-45), The Blessed Sacrament (1855), and The Foot of the Cross (1853-60).

The name Frederick William usually refers to several monarchs of the Hohenzollern dynasty:

• Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620-1688)
• Frederick William I (1688-1740), King of Prussia
• Frederick William II (1744-1797), King of Prussia
• Frederick William III (1770-1840), King of Prussia
• Frederick William IV (1795-1861), King of Prussia

Other nobility with the name Frederick William are:

• Frederick William von Steuben (1730-1794), Prussian officer
• Frederick William von Hessenstein (1735-1808), Swedish statesman and soldier
• Frederick William Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol (1769-1859)
• Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg (1771-1815)
• Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence (1871-1961)
• Frederick William Mulley (1918-1995), British politician and economist
• Prince Frederick William of Wales (1750–1765), son of Frederick, Prince of Wales

Other people with the name Frederick William are:

• Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856), English naval officer and geographer
• Frederick William Borden (1847-1917), Canadian politician
• Frederick William Burton (1816-1900), Irish curator and painter
• Frederick William Chesson (1833-1888), British journalist
• Frederick William Faber (1814-1863), British hymnwriter and theologian
• Frederick William Fairholt (1814-1866), English engraver
• Frederic William Farrar (1831 - 1903), English theological writer
• Frederick William Franz (1893-1992), Jehovah's Witness leader
• Frederick William Freking (1911-1998), American bishop
• Frederick William Frohawk (1861-1946), English zoological artist
• Frederick William Harvey (1888 – 1957), English poet
• Frederick William Herschel (1738-1822), British astronomer
• Frederick William Holder (1850-1909), premier of South Australia
• Frederick William Hope (1797-1862), English entomologist
• Frederick William Kaltenbach (1895 - 1945?), Nazi propagandist, "Lord Hee Haw"
• Frederick William Lanchester (1868-1946), English inventor and engineer
• Frederick William Lawrence (1890-?), painter
• Frederick William Lehmann (1853-1931), American Solicitor-General
• Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937), American sculptor
• Frederic William Henry Myers (1843-1901), English essayist and poet
• Frederick William Pavy (1829-1911), British doctor
• Frederick William Piesse (1848-1902), Tasmanian politician
• Frederick William Robertson (1816-1853), English theologian
• Frederick William Rolfe (1860-1913), English writer
• Frederick William Rowe (1912-1994), Canadian politician
• Frederick William Sievers (1872-1966), American sculptor
• Frederick William Thomas, Lord-Mayor of Melbourne
• Frederick William Vanderbilt (1856-1938), American railroad executive
• Frederick William Whitehouse (1900-1973), Australian scientist
• Frederick William Winterbotham (1897-1990), cryptologist

Victoria Cross recipients with the name Frederick William:

• Frederick William Bell (1875-1954)
• Frederick William Campbell (1867-1915)
• Frederick William Dobson
• Frederick William Hall (1885-1915)
• Frederick William Hedges
• Frederick William Holmes
• Frederick William Lumsden (?-1918)
• Frederick William Palmer
• Frederick William Owen Potts

Other uses:

• Frederick William University (Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität), an older name of the Humboldt University of Berlin

See also: Frederick William I, Friedrich Wilhelm