Hugo Friedlander, 1850–1928
Ashburton-based Friedlander was a grain merchant extraordinaire. One of his major business achievements was supplying 18,000 tons of oats as horse fodder to the British government during the South African war.
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Johann Friederich August Kelling, 1818–1898
Early settlers Johann Kelling (known as Fedor), his first wife Johanna and brother Carl arrived in Nelson in 1844. Kelling was a successful farmer, but had little luck in marriage – his wives kept dying on him.
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Martin Krippner, 1817–1894
A soldier and teacher, Krippner was instrumental in recruiting his compatriots from Bohemia to establish a settlement at Pūhoi, north of Auckland.
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Friedrich Wohnsiedler, 1879–1958
Wohnsiedler pioneered commercial winemaking in the Gisborne district.
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