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Frederick (German Friedrich) Ferdinand Kawerau was a German born architect and surveyor who worked in Geelong, Victoria, Australia between about 1849 and 1854. 〔(Wikisource discussion (German version), Friedrich Ferdinand Kawerau )〕 Kawerau was born on 1 October 1817 in Boleslawiec, and was probably uncle of Gustav Kawerau. He studied in Berlin, and was appointed as surveyor from the Royal Academy in Berlin.〔(Rootsweb AUS-MELBOURNE-L Archives )〕 He was married to Maria〔(Family Haupt genealogical research 'Kawerau )〕 and for a time lived in Hamburg. ==Migration to Australia== Kawerau and his wife arrived in Melbourne in 1849 on the ''Dockenhuden''〔(wendishheritage.org )〕 together with his brother Carl Theodor (1822-1904)〔(Rootsweb DEU-SCHLESIEN ))〕 and his wife Mary (she was 21 years old in 1849.〔 He purchased land in the German settlement of Westgarthtown in 1850, and was naturalized on 15 May 1850.〔(Westgarthtown Newsletter )〕 Shortly after he sold up and tried his luck on the goldfields. He then moved to Geelong where he established an office in Ryrie Street, Geelong, from where he called for at least four successful tenders in the 1850s.〔Huddle, Lorraine, 1983-03, Architects of early Geelong (of parts ) Parts 4-7 ''Investigator'', Vols. 18〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frederick Kawerau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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