Fröhlich is a

German language German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switze ...

surname meaning ''cheerful''. Also spelled Froelich, Froehlich, Frohlich or Frolich, the surname may refer to: *

Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich (1 February 1796, Brugg, Aargau1 December 1865) was a Swiss poet. Biography He was born in Brugg in the canton of Aargau, where his father was a teacher. After studying theology at Zurich he became a pastor in 1817 and ...

, German evangelist, theologian and writer * Adolf Froelich, Polish inventor, dentist and officer *

Albrecht Fröhlich Albrecht Fröhlich FRS (22 May 1916 – 8 November 2001) was a German-born British mathematician, famous for his major results and conjectures on Galois module theory in the Galois structure of rings of integers. Education He was born in Muni ...

, German Jewish mathematician ** Fröhlich Prize, prize of the London Mathematical Society, in memory of Albrecht Fröhlich * Alexandra Fröhlich (1966 or 1967–2025), German journalist and writer *

Alfred Fröhlich Alfred Fröhlich (August 15, 1871 – March 22, 1953) was an Austrian-American pharmacologist and neurologist born in Vienna. Biography Fröhlich was born in Vienna, into a Jewish family.Joseph Meites, ''Pioneers in Neuroendocrinology'', Spr ...

, Austrian-American pharmacologist and neurologist * Alfredo Frohlich, American businessman * Charlotta Frölich, Swedish historian and agronomist * Danny Frolich, American artist from New Orleans * Edward Fröhlich Haskell, scientist and philosopher * Erasmus Fröhlich (1700–1758), Austrian Jesuit natural philosopher *

Eric Froehlich Eric Froehlich (born February 9, 1984, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional poker player, professional Magic: The Gathering player, and member of the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with ...

(born 1984), American poker player * Erich Froelich (1937–2023), German-Canadian wrestler * Eva Margareta Frölich, Swedish-Latvian visionary writer *

Franz Anton Gottfried Frölich Franz Anton Gottfried Frölich (26 November 1805 – 1878) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Frölichwas born in Ellwangen in 1805. His father, Josef Aloys Frölich, was also an entomologist but specialising in Coleopt ...

(1805–1878), German entomologist * Gertrud Nüsken (born Fröhlich, 1917–1972), German chess master *

Gustav Fröhlich Gustav Friedrich Fröhlich (21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987) was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 in fil ...

, German actor * Harold E. Froehlich (1923–2007), American engineer who designed deep-diving exploratory submarine *

Harold Vernon Froehlich Harold Vernon Froehlich (born May 12, 1932) is a retired American politician and judge. He represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for one term in 1973–1974 as a Republican and broke ...

, American politician from Wisconsin * Herbert Fröhlich (1905–1991), German-born British physicist * Jack Froehlich, American rocket scientist ** Froelich (crater), a crater on the Moon named after him * Jacob Frolich (1837-1890), German-born American politician * Jean-Pierre Frohlich, American dancer and balletmaster *

Johannes Frederik Fröhlich Johannes Frederik Fröhlich (21 August 1806 – 21 May 1860) (or Frølich), a Denmark, Danish violinist, conductor and composer, was a precursor of Niels Gade and J.P.E. Hartmann, and a central figure in Danish musical circles during the Rom ...

(1806–1860), Danish violinist, conductor and composer *

John Froelich John Froelich (November 24, 1849 – May 24, 1933) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, who invented the first stable gasoline-powered tractor with forward and reverse gears. He received several patents relating to tractors and internal comb ...

, American inventor of the first gasoline-powered tractor *

Josef Aloys Frölich Josef Aloys Frölich or Alois von Frölich (10 March 1766, Marktoberdorf – 11 March 1841) was a German doctor, botanist and entomologist. He is not to be confused with Franz Anton Gottfried Frölich (1805–1878), his son, also an entomologi ...

(1766–1841), German doctor, botanist and entomologist * Jürg Martin Fröhlich, Swiss mathematician and theoretical physicist * Katharina Fröhlich (1801–1879), German lover of the poet Franz Grillparzer * Linda Fröhlich, German basketball player *

Michael von Fröhlich Michael, Freiherr von Fröhlich (9 January 1740 – 1814) was a German general officer serving in army of the Austrian Empire, notably during the Wars of the French Revolution. Service Fröhlich was born in Marburg in Hesse, Germany, and by ...

(1740–1814), Austrian general *

Paul Frölich Paul Frölich (7 August 1884 – 16 March 1953) was a German journalist and author. As a left-wing political activist, he was a founding member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and founder of the party's paper, ''Die Rote Fahne''. A KPD de ...

, German politician * Paul Froehlich, American politician from Illinois *

Peter Gay Peter Joachim Gay ( né Fröhlich ; June 20, 1923 – May 12, 2015) was a German-American historian, educator, and author. He was a Sterling Professor of History at Yale University and former director of the New York Public Library's Center for ...

(born Peter Fröhlich), historian * Samuel Heinrich Froehlich (1803–1857), evangelist * , US Navy minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919 * Tomasz Froelich (born 1988), German politician

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