Frederick Turnovsky

[1] At 16, while a school a Realgymnasium pupil, Turnovsky joined the youth wing of the German-speaking section of the Social Democratic Party.

He was elected to executive positions in the party and was prominent in the unsuccessful efforts to persuade leading France and Britain to intervene against Hitler.

[1] On 27 June 1939, he married Liselotte Felicitas Wodaková at Hampstead and in December 1939 they left for Wellington, New Zealand.

Turnovsky was thought to be the first resident New Zealander to become a member of Lloyd's, the British insurance underwriters.

[1] Tatra was one of the largest makers of soft leather goods in Australasia by the mid 1960s and in 1966 was a government Export Award in 1966.

He was appointed to the Manufacturing Development Council, was a member of trade missions to Pacific states (1971) and China (1973).

[1] In the 1965 New Year Honours, Turnovsky was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services in the field of music.