About the Author

Friedrich Krull was born in Mecklenburg-Strelitz in northern Germany in 1836, came to New Zealand in 1859, and lived here until his death in 1914. He married and had seven children, held office as a Wellington city councillor and member of the Wellington Harbour Board, and in 1871 was appointed Imperial German Consul by Kaiser Wilhelm I. Many of his descendants still live in New Zealand. His grandson, Eric Krull, was a naval officer at the D-Day Normandy landings.