Fröhlich is a

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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 Erasmus Fröhlich (2 October 1700 – 7 July 1758) was an Austrian Jesuit mathematics teacher and numismatist. He also took an interest in history and astronomy. As a teacher at the Theresianum, he influenced a number of studies in the region in h ...

(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 Udo Froelich (3 May 1937 – 10 February 2023) was a Germany, German-Canadians, Canadian professional wrestler who spent most his career in Vancouver, Canada for NWA All-Star Wrestling and Pacific Northwest Wrestling in Portland, Oregon. Prof ...

(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 Herbert Fröhlich (9 December 1905 – 23 January 1991) FRS was a German-born British physicist. Personal life Fröhlich was born on 9 December 1905 in Rexingen, Baden-Württemberg. He was the son of Fanny Frida (née Schwarz) and Jakob Juli ...

(1905–1991), German-born British physicist *

Jack Froehlich Jack Edward Froehlich (sometimes Froelich) (May 7, 1921 – November 1967) was an American aerospace engineer (rocket scientist). He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he was a project director for the Explorer 1 program. Caltech's '' ...

, American rocket scientist **

Froelich (crater) Froelich is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance, an average distance of (; about 30 times Earth diameter, Earth's diam ...

, a crater on the Moon named after him *

Jacob Frolich Jacob Frolich (November 15, 1837 – April 25, 1890) was a Bavarian-born, American politician who served as Arkansas Secretary of State from 1879 to 1885. He served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He w ...

(1837-1890), German-born American politician *

Jean-Pierre Frohlich New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company's fi ...

, 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 Jürg is the name of: * Jürg Amann (1947–2013), Swiss author and dramatist * Jürg Baur (1918–2010), German composer and teacher of classical music * Jürg Berger (born 1954), retired Swiss professional ice hockey forward * Jürg Capol (born 1 ...

, Swiss mathematician and theoretical physicist *

Katharina Fröhlich Katharina "Kathie" Fröhlich (10 June 1800 – 3 March 1879) was engaged to Franz Grillparzer for 50 years. She founded the Schwestern-Fröhlich-Stiftung in Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in ...

(1801–1879), German lover of the poet Franz Grillparzer *

Linda Fröhlich Linda Fröhlich (born June 23, 1979) is a German former professional basketball player who played in the WNBA. She now owns a sports academy in Rancho Cucamonga, California. European career *2006-2007: Fenerbahçe Istanbul *2005-2006: Sp ...

, 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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