Norman Myer

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.

Sir

Norman Myer
Born
Nahum Moshe Baevski

(1897-05-25)25 May 1897
Tatarsk, Russia
Died17 December 1956(1956-12-17) (aged 59)
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationWesley College
Net worth£373,736 (1956)[1]
Military career
Allegiance Australia
Service/branchAustralian Imperial Force
Years of service1916–1920
RankLieutenant

Early life

Myer was born Nahum Moshe Baevski in 1897 in Tatarsk Smolensk, Russia.[2] He studied at Ashwick School (run by C. H. Nash),[3] 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.[2] He became a lieutenant in April 1919.

Honours

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

References
  1. "Sir Norman Myer Left Estate of £373,736". The Age. 10 April 1957. Retrieved 29 April 2015 – via Google News Archive.
  2. Dunstan, David (2000). "Myer, Sir Norman (1897–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 15. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 April 2015 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  3. Paproth, Darrell (1997). Failure is Not Final: A Life of C. H. Nash. Centre for the Study of Australian Christianity. p. 83.
  4. "No. 40787". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1956. p. 3100.
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