Agent TypePersonPlace of BirthBerlin, GermanyPlace of DeathSurrey Hills, Melbourne.Activities & OccupationsPhotographersGenderMaleHistoryJohan Friedrich Carl (Fred) Kruger was a professional photographer born on 18 April 1831 in Berlin. Kruger arrived in Australia in the early 1860s and in 1866 he opened a photographic studio at 133 Cardigan Street, Carlton. He was commissioned in 1877 by the Aboriginal Protection Board to create a collection of work including portraits of the Aborigines at the Coranderrk Aboriginal Mission Station, which was made public in 1883.
Given NameJOHAN FRIEDRICH CARL (FRED)Family NameKRUGER
KRUGER, JOHAN FRIEDRICH CARL (FRED) (18 April 1831-18 February 1888). University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 17/02/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/62833
