Francis

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Francis is the middle name of American seismologist Charles Francis Richter, best known for creating the Richter magnitude scale for measuring earthquakes.

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Francis canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American seismologist
earthquake magnitude scale
given name
middle name
etymologicalOrigin Latin name Franciscus
genderAssociation masculine given name
givenNameUsage English
French
Irish
hasMiddleName Francis self-linksurface differs
isMiddleNameOf Charles Francis Richter
knownFor Richter magnitude scale
meaning Frenchman
from France
notableBearer Charles Francis Richter
relatedName Frances
Francisco
Franciszek
Franz
usedFor measuring earthquakes

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Francis hasMiddleName Francis self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Charles Francis Richter