Frisby may refer to:
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Almah Jane Frisby
Almah Jane Frisby (July 8, 1857November 12, 1931) was an American physician and professor at the University of Wisconsin.
Early life and education
Almah Jane Frisby was born in West Bend, Wisconsin, the daughter of lawyer Leander F. Frisby an ...
(1857–1931), American physician and college professor
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Clare Frisby
Clare Kathleen Frisby (born 27 December 1966, Orpington) is a newsreader for ''Look North'' based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Early life
She first attended Bennett Memorial Diocesan School. Later she was the head girl of Combe Bank Schoo ...
(born 1966), English newsreader
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Cyril Frisby (1885–1961), English soldier and sports fisherman
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Dominic Frisby
Dominic Frisby is a British comedian, author and voice actor, known both for his satirical songs and his commentary on finance and economics.
He has variously been described as, “mercurially witty” (Lloyd Evans in the ''Spectator''), hav ...
(born 1969), British author, comedian and voice actor
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Edgar Frisby (1837–1927), American astronomer
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Joseph Frisby (1908–1977), English cricketer
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Leander F. Frisby (1825–1889), American lawyer
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Nick Frisby (born 1982), Australian rugby player
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Richard Frisby (1911–1982), British Army officer
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Terence Frisby
Terence Peter Michael Frisby (performing name Terence Holland; 28 November 1932 – 22 April 2020) was a British playwright, actor, director and producer, best known as the author of the play ''There's a Girl in My Soup''.
Early life
Frisby ...
(1932–2020), British playwright
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Frisby McCullough
Frisby Henderson McCullough (March 8, 1828 – August 8, 1862) was a Confederate army soldier in the American Civil War, executed on the orders of Union Colonel (later a general) John McNeil after the Battle of Kirksville.
Early years
Born i ...
(1828–1862), Confederate officer executed during the American Civil War
Places
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Frisby, Leicestershire
Frisby is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harborough District, Harborough district of Leicestershire that lies approximately southeast of the city of Leicester, that is now largely a deserted medieval village. The 2011 census for Frisby return ...
, or Frisby-by-Gaulby
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Frisby on the Wreake
Frisby on the Wreake is a village and civil parish on the River Wreake about west of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 557.
The toponym "Frisby" was applied by Danish invaders in th ...
, also in Leicestershire
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Frisby, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
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Frisby (restaurant)
Frisby is a Colombian fried chicken restaurant chain founded by Alfredo Hoyos Mazuera on June 12, 1977. Frisby was founded in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. It started as a pizzeria; however, later its owners decided to finally go into the frie ...
, a Colombian fried chicken restaurant
*A misspelling of the
Frisbee
A frisbee (pronounced ), also called a flying disc or simply a disc, is a gliding toy or sporting item generally made of injection-molded plastic and roughly in diameter with a pronounced lip. It is used recreationally and competitively for ...
flying disc
*Mrs. Frisby, a field mouse who is the title character of the book ''
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
''Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH'' is a 1971 children's science fiction/fantasy book by Robert C. O'Brien, with illustrations by Zena Bernstein. The novel was published by the Los Angeles publishing house Atheneum Books.
This book was th ...
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*The Frisby stereotest, a test for
stereopsis
Binocular vision is seeing with two eyes, which increases the size of the Visual field, visual field. If the visual fields of the two eyes overlap, binocular #Depth, depth can be seen. This allows objects to be recognized more quickly, camouflage ...
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A character from an episode of the Twilight. Season 3, episode 32. Hocus Pocus and Frisby.