Forsyth, Frederick

Japanese: フォーサイス(英語表記)Forsyth, Frederick
Forsyth, Frederick
Born: August 25, 1938, Ashford. British author. Known for his journalistic style and fast-paced story developments based on international political situations and people, he has written many best-selling detective novels. He studied at the University of Granada in Spain, and after serving in the Royal Air Force, he entered the world of journalism. He was a reporter for the Eastern Daily Press in the UK from 1958 to 1961, and a correspondent for Reuters in Europe from 1961 to 1965. He then became a correspondent for the BBC, but left the company after criticizing the Nigerian government while covering the Biafra War. It was at this time that he wrote the war reportage The Biafra Story (1969). Forsyth's work is extremely realistic due to his experience and knowledge as a news correspondent. His first novel, and also considered his greatest work, The Day of the Jackal (1971), was based on a rumor he heard about a plot to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle (it was made into a film in 1973 and remade as The Jackal in 1997). He continued to publish a series of carefully researched detective novels, including The Odessa File (1972; made into a film in 1974), which focuses on the pursuit of Nazi war criminals, and The Dogs of War (1974; made into a film in 1980), which depicts a coup d'état in a fictional African country. Forsyth's novels are characterized by their emphasis on the power of individuals to change the world and history.

Forsyth
Forsyth, Alexander John

Born: December 28, 1769, Belherby
[died] June 11, 1843. Belherby Scottish Presbyterian clergyman and inventor. Between 1805 and 1807, he invented a percussion ignition device for firearms, which ignited by striking a detonator. This eliminated the scattering of sparks that had been generated by previous flintlock ignition devices (→ flintlock gun). Forsyth, the son of a clergyman, took over as his father after his death in 1790. In his spare time, he began researching firearms, first attempting to improve the ignition powder that was in use at the time. His first ignition device, developed in 1805, involved loading a small amount of potassium chlorate into the rear end of a gun barrel and igniting it by the impact of striking the hammer. He went to London the following spring with this device and was given a job by the Ordnance Office. By 1807, he had adapted his device to fit existing guns and obtained a patent for it, but he was forced to abandon his work and spent the next 15 years or so producing hunting rifles and defending his patent against competitors. He was later awarded a small pension by the government, but died before he could collect it.

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Forsyth, Sir Thomas Douglas

Born: October 7, 1827, Burkenhead
[Died] December 17, 1886. Eastburn: An employee of the British East India Company. He traveled to India in 1848 and made a great contribution to suppressing the Indian Rebellion in 1857. In 1869, he visited St. Petersburg to negotiate with Russia on the Afghanistan border issue. In 1870, he was sent to Yarkund, but Yakub Beg was away at war and was unable to meet him. In 1873, he returned to Kashgar and met him, broadening his knowledge of East Turkestan. In 1875, he visited the Royal Palace in Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar). In 1876, he left India and returned to England, resigned from the company, and devoted himself to the construction of railways in India. His books include "Report of a mission to Yarkund in 1873" (1875) and "Autobiography" (87).

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Forsythe, William

Born December 30, 1949 in Long Island, USA. German dancer and choreographer. Graduated from the University of Florida. Studied under J. Watts and others, and after working at the Joffrey Ballet, joined the Stuttgart Ballet in 1973. He established his reputation by choreographing "Ulricht" (1976) to music by Mahler. Since then, he has attracted attention for his style of composition that seeks philosophical interpretation, using music by contemporary composers such as H. Henze. In 1984, he became artistic director of the Frankfurt Ballet, and made the company famous worldwide. His representative works include "Love Songs" (1979), with music sung by A. Franklin and D. Warwick, and "Impressing the Tsar" (1988), a collection of fragmented images.

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Japanese:
[生]1938.8.25. アシュフォード
イギリスの作家。ジャーナリスティックな形式と,国際政治情勢や人物を題材にした早いストーリー展開で知られ,数々のベストセラー推理小説を生み出した。スペインのグラナダ大学に学び,イギリス空軍に勤務したのちジャーナリズムの世界に入る。 1958年から 1961年までイギリスのイースタン・デイリープレス紙の記者を務め,1961年から 1965年までロイターの特派員としてヨーロッパ各地に駐在。その後BBCの特派員となるが,ビアフラ戦争を取材した際にナイジェリア政府を批判したことをきっかけに退社。このとき書いたのが戦争ルポルタージュ『ビアフラ物語』 The Biafra Story (1969) である。フォーサイスの作品がきわめてリアルなのは,こうしたニュース特派員としての経験と知識による。最初の小説であると同時に最高傑作と評価される『ジャッカルの日』 The Day of the Jackal (1971) は,フランスのシャルル・ドゴール大統領暗殺計画に関して実際に耳にした噂をもとにした作品 (1973年に映画化,1997年には『ジャッカル』 The Jackalとしてリメークされた) 。その後もナチス戦犯の追跡をテーマにした『オデッサ・ファイル』 The Odessa File (1972。 1974映画化) や,アフリカの架空の国のクーデターを描いた『戦争の犬たち』 The Dogs of War (1974。 1980映画化) など,入念な調査に基づく推理小説を次々に発表した。世界や歴史を変える個人の力が強調されているのが,フォーサイスの小説の特徴である。

フォーサイス
Forsyth, Alexander John

[生]1769.12.28. ベルヘルビー
[没]1843.6.11. ベルヘルビー
スコットランド長老派の牧師,発明家。 1805年から 1807年にかけ,起爆剤を強打して発火させる,銃器の撃発式点火装置を発明した。これによって,それまでの火打石式点火装置のように火花が飛び散ることがなくなった (→燧発銃 ) 。牧師の子に生まれたフォーサイスは 1790年,父の死後その跡を継いだが,余暇に銃器の研究を始め,まず,当時使われていた点火薬の改良を試みた。 1805年に開発した最初の点火装置は,銃身の後端に微量の塩素酸カリウムを装填し,撃鉄を打ちおろしてその衝撃で発火させた。翌春,この装置を持ってロンドンに赴き,兵器局から仕事を与えられた。そして 1807年までに,装置を既存の銃に使えるようにして特許をとったが,仕事を打ち切られ,その後の約 15年間を,猟銃の生産と自分の特許を競合者たちから守ることに費やした。後年,政府からわずかな年金を支給されることになったが,受給前に世を去った。

フォーサイス
Forsyth, Sir Thomas Douglas

[生]1827.10.7. バークンヘッド
[没]1886.12.17. イーストバーン
イギリス東インド会社社員。 1848年インドに渡り,57年のインド大反乱の鎮圧に功績を立てた。 69年アフガニスタンの国境問題についてロシアと交渉するためペテルブルグを訪れた。 70年ヤールカンドに派遣されたが,ヤクブ・ベクは出征中で会えず,73年再訪してカシュガルで会い,東トルキスタンについて見聞を広めた。 75年ビルマ (現ミャンマー) のマンダレーの王宮を訪問した。 76年インドを離れてイギリスに帰り,退社してインドの鉄道建設事業に尽力した。著書に"Report of a mission to Yarkund in 1873" (1875) ,"Autobiography" (87) がある。

フォーサイス
Forsythe, William

[生]1949.12.30. ロングアイランド
アメリカ生れ,ドイツの舞踊家,振付師。フロリダ大学卒業。 J.ワッツらに師事し,ジョフリー・バレエ団を経て,1973年シュツットガルト・バレエ団に入団。マーラーの音楽による『ウルリヒト』 (1976) を振付けて,地位を確立した。以後,H.ヘンツェら現代音楽家による曲を用い,哲学的解釈を求めるような作風で注目を集める。 84年フランクフルト・バレエ団の芸術監督に就任し,同バレエ団の名を世界的に高めた。代表作は,A.フランクリンと D.ワーウィックが歌う曲による『ラブ・ソングズ』 (79) ,イメージの断片を集めた『インプレッシング・ザ・ツァー』 (88) など。

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