Frederick Kawerau

Frederick Kawerau
Born1 October 1817
Boleslawiec
Died1 January 1876(1876-01-01) (aged 58)
Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationRoyal Academy in Berlin
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
Disciplinearchitect
Practice nameSnell & Kawerau
ProjectsKew Asylum 1864

Frederick (German: Friedrich) Ferdinand Kawerau was a German-born architect and surveyor, who worked in Geelong, Victoria, Australia between about 1849 and 1854.[1]

Kawerau was born on 1 October 1817 in Bolesławiec, in Lower Silesia, and was probably uncle of Gustav Kawerau. He studied in Berlin, and was appointed as surveyor from the Royal Academy in Berlin.[2] He was married to Maria[3] and for a time lived in Hamburg.

  1. ^ Wikisource discussion (German version), Friedrich Ferdinand Kawerau
  2. ^ Rootsweb AUS-MELBOURNE-L Archives
  3. ^ "Family Haupt genealogical research 'Kawerau". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2014.