Story: King, Frederic Truby

Seacliff Mental Hospital, about 1910

Seacliff Mental Hospital, about 1910

The gothic spires of Seacliff Mental Hospital, designed by Robert Arthur Lawson, would have been familiar to many who spent time there over the years as staff, like Frederic Truby King and patients, like Edward Lionel Terry.

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How to cite this page:

Barbara Brookes. 'King, Frederic Truby', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993, updated October, 2011. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2k8/king-frederic-truby (accessed 20 April 2024)