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Wrobel, Fred

Private gallery curator and collector who survived The Holocaust and migrated to Australia where he worked with his wife Elinor until his death. He was also trained in jewellery design and founded a firm, French Jewellery, and after learning to sail began to design and build sailboats campaigning with his yacht Mirrabooka.

Milestone
Born
Lodz, Poland
13 Dec 1924
Arrived Sydney
19 Jan 1949
Died
Elizabeth Bay, Sydney
28 May 2015
Name
Birth
Wroblewski, Frederick
13 Dec 1924 - Oct 1957
Occupation
Position
1983
1983 - 1995
2003
Property
Owner of
2003 - 28 May 2015
Relationship
Spouse
Jul 1957 - 28 May 2015