Friedrich Edouard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff (15 December 1824 – 29 September 1904) was a politician in colonial

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. Krichauff was born in

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, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, the son of Carl Krichauff, a judge of the Supreme Court of the Duchy of Schleswig, and his wife Julie, ''née'' von Bertouch. Having passed through the State colleges of Schleswig and Husum, Krichauff served three years as an apprentice at the botanic gardens in connection with the

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. In 1846 he matriculated at the

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, and passed first class at examinations in Kiel. As a result, he was allowed a stipend by the Danish Government to travel as gardener and botanist; but the war of 1848 prevented him from enjoying this privilege. Krichauff went to South Australia in December 1848, and settled at

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in the Adelaide Hills, east of the city of

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. For many years he was the chairman of the

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, as well of the

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. He was elected to the

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for Mount Barker on 9 March 1857, but resigned on 12 March 1858. He was again elected to the House, this time for Onkaparinga on 5 April 1870, serving until 22 May 1882, when he resigned his seat to travel in Europe and America. After his return he was elected to the Assembly for the district of

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(8 April 1884), and continued to represent the constituency until his retirement from the House at the 1890 colonial election. Krichauff briefly served as a Minister in May 1870, when he was Commissioner of Public Works for twenty days in

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' reconstructed Cabinet. He was returned to the

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in June 1890 for the Southern District, holding the seat until 18 May 1894. Krichauff married Dora Fischer at Bugle Ranges on 10 May 1853. He died in Norwood, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia on 29 September 1904. Edward William Krichauff (1858 – 22 December 1925), a trustee of the

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, was a son.

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