Frederick Turnovsky was a notable New Zealand manufacturer, entrepreneur, advocate for the arts and community leader.
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18 Facts About Frederick Turnovsky
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Frederick Turnovsky was bilingual in Czech and German and attended a German-speaking school.
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At 16, while a school a Realgymnasium pupil, Frederick Turnovsky joined the youth wing of the German-speaking section of the Social Democratic Party.
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Frederick Turnovsky was thought to be the first resident New Zealander to become a member of Lloyd's, the British insurance underwriters.
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Frederick Turnovsky represented the New Zealand Manufacturers Federation at the National Development Conference and was its president.
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Frederick Turnovsky helped establish the Wellington Chamber Music Society and was its chair from 1950 to 1954.
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Frederick Turnovsky was vice president of the Federation of Chamber Music Societies and president.
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Frederick Turnovsky was a founding member of the Arts Advisory Council in 1960, becoming deputy chairman of its successor, the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, from 1970 to 1973.
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In 1962 Frederick Turnovsky was appointed to the cultural sub-commission of the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO.
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Frederick Turnovsky was a member of the national commission and its chairman.
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Frederick Turnovsky was a member of UNESCO's executive board.
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Frederick Turnovsky was a trustee of the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts, and a member of the project development board of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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Services to the arts, Fred Frederick Turnovsky was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1965 New Year Honours, and was a foundation member of the Order of New Zealand in 1988.
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On 6 February 1988, Frederick Turnovsky was the tenth appointee to the Order of New Zealand.
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Frederick Turnovsky died on 12 December 1994 in Wellington, survived by his wife, and their son and daughter.
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