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

Myer Myer (stylised MYER, sometimes known as Myers) is an Australia, Australian mid-range to upscale department store chain. It trades in all Australian states and one of Australia's two self-governing territories. Myer retails a broad range of ...

department store.

Early life

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

Honours

Myer was made a

knight bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are the ...

in May 1956 for services to philanthropy in Victoria.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Myer, Norman 1897 births 1956 deaths Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Australia Australian Jews Australian people of Belarusian-Jewish descent Australian Knights Bachelor 20th-century Australian businesspeople People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) Australian military personnel of World War I Myer family