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Norman Myer

Norman Myer

Australian businessman (1897–1956)

Sir Norman Myer (25 May 1897 – 17 December 1956) was an Australian businessman best known for his role in the development of the Myer department store.

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Early life

Myer was born Nahum Moshe Baevski in 1897 in Tatarsk Smolensk, Russia.[1] He studied at Ashwick School (run by C. H. Nash)[2] and Wesley College. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1916 and served on the Western Front from August 1917 as a driver with the 1st Divisional Ammunition Column.[1] He became a lieutenant in April 1919.

Honours

Myer was made a knight bachelor in May 1956 for services to philanthropy in Victoria.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Dunstan, David (2000). "Myer, Sir Norman (1897–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    Paproth, Darrell (1997). Failure is Not Final: A Life of C. H. Nash. Centre for the Study of Australian Christianity. p. 83.
  3. [3]
    "No. 40787". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1956. p. 3100.
  4. [4]
    "Mr Norman MYER". Australian Honours. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). 31 May 1956. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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