CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityoffrederick.com/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.frederickchamber.org/

Population:
52767 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1745 (platted)

County:
Frederick County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Hood College	1893

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lester Bowie	Jazz Musician	11-Oct-1941	9-Nov-1999	Influential jazz trumpeter
Shawn Hatosy	Actor	29-Dec-1975		Nobel Son
Charles Mathias	Politician	24-Jul-1922	25-Jan-2010	US Senator from Maryland, 1969-87
John McCardell	Educator	17-Jun-1949		Vice Chancellor, University of the South
Donald B. Rice	Business	4-Jun-1939		Secretary of the US Air Force, 1989-93
Emory C. Swank	Diplomat	29-Jan-1922	3-Jun-2010	US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1970-73

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Atanasoff	Inventor	4-Oct-1903	15-Jun-1995	Atanasoff-Berry Computer
Bruce Ivins	Biologist	22-Apr-1946	29-Jul-2008	Anthrax researcher and suspect
Thomas Johnson	Judge	4-Nov-1732	22-Feb-1819	Governor of Maryland, 1777-79
Earle G. Wheeler	Military	13-Jan-1908	18-Dec-1975	Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1964-70

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