Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Frederick William Furkert (14 October 1876 – 26 September 1949) was a New Zealand engineer. He joined the Public Works Department in 1894, and was engineer-in-chief of the PWD for twelve years from 1920 until he retired in 1933.Major projects he was responsible for included for the New Zealand Railways Department the North Island Main Trunk Railway (completed 1908), the Otira Tunnel (completed 1923) and the Tawa Flat deviation (completed 1935).. }
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- F._W._Furkert comment "Frederick William Furkert (14 October 1876 – 26 September 1949) was a New Zealand engineer. He joined the Public Works Department in 1894, and was engineer-in-chief of the PWD for twelve years from 1920 until he retired in 1933.Major projects he was responsible for included for the New Zealand Railways Department the North Island Main Trunk Railway (completed 1908), the Otira Tunnel (completed 1923) and the Tawa Flat deviation (completed 1935).".