Fritz

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Contents 1 Entertainment 2 People 3 Miscellenea 4 See also 5 References

Fritz was originally a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (der alte Fritz, a nickname for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor). Fritz was also a name given to German troops by the British and others in the first and second world wars equivalent to Tommy as the British troops were called by German and other troops.^[1] Common derivations for Fritz include the surnames Fritsche, Fritche, and Fritsh. Fritz may also refer to:

[edit] Entertainment

• Fritz (chess), German computer chess program
• Fritz (Frankenstein), hunchback in the 1931 film version of Frankenstein, played by Dwight Frye
• Fritz the Cat, comic book character, featured in the animated Fritz the Cat and its sequel The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
• Fritz (radio station), a Berlin/Potsdam based German youth radio station. Fritz homepage

[edit] People

• Clemens Fritz, German footballer currently playing for SV Werder Bremen
• Florian Fritz, French rugby union player
• Fritz Bondroit, German canoer
• Fritz Haber, German chemist
• Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist
• Fritz Lang, film maker
• Fritz Strobl, Austrian former World Cup alpine ski racer
• Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor
• Fritz Haeg, American artist
• Russell Fritz, recipient of the Jamaican Prime Ministers Medal of Appreciation in the Jamaican honours system
• Fritz, nickname of Walter Mondale, former vice president of the United States
• Fritz or Fritzchen, German codename for double agent Eddie Chapman during World War II

[edit] Miscellenea

• Fritz-chip, secure cryptoprocessor of the Trusted Computing Group
• "Fritz" helmet, nickname for the Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops kevlar helmet currently used by the US Military
• Fritz, alternate name for Devon sausage
• Fritz handle, cane handle developed by a German count to make cane use by the arthritic sufferer more comfortable.
• Chester Fritz Auditorium and Chester Fritz Library, facilities on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks
• Fritz Industries, manufacturing company based in Dallas, Texas
• Fritz Tile, also spelled Fritztile, brand of resilient terrazzo floor tile
• "On the fritz", phrase meaning an appliance is broken or malfunctioning (imitating the sound of electric sparks)

[edit] See also

• For "frits", plural of frit
• The name Frits

[edit] References

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