Norman Myer

Norman Myer
Sir; Norman Myer
Born	Nahum Moshe Baevski; 25 May 1897; Tatarsk, Russia
Died	17 December 1956 (aged 59); Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	Wesley College
Net worth	₤373,736 (1956)[1]
	Military career
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Imperial Force
Years of service	1916–1920
Rank	Lieutenant

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.

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]

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References

"Sir Norman Myer Left Estate of ₤373,736". The Age. 10 April 1957. Retrieved 29 April 2015 – via Google News Archive.
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.
Paproth, Darrell (1997). Failure is Not Final: A Life of C. H. Nash. Centre for the Study of Australian Christianity. p. 83.
"No. 40787". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1956. p. 3100.

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[age-estate-1] "Sir Norman Myer Left Estate of ₤373,736". The Age. 10 April 1957. Retrieved 29 April 2015 – via Google News Archive.

[ADB-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.