Frederick Furkert

Frederick William Furkert was a New Zealand engineer. He joined the New Zealand [Ministry of Works|Public Works Department] in 1894, and was engineer-in-chief of the PWD for twelve years from 1920 until he retired in 1933.
Furkert was born in Ross, Westland in 1876. The projects he was responsible for included the New Zealand Railways Department the North Island Main Trunk Railway, the Otira Tunnel and the Tawa Flat deviation. He was also responsible for hydroelectric dam projects like the Waitaki Dam.
He worked with the Standards Institute on the draughting of building bylaws. In the 1926 [New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1926 New Year Honours], Furkert was appointed a Companion of the [Order of St Michael and St George]. He was a Wellington City Councillor when he died. He died in Wellington on 26 September 1949.