About Norman Myer
Lived 1897 – 1956 (aged 59). Norman Myer was a businessperson.
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. 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.
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Who was Norman Myer?
(1897-1956)
When was Norman Myer born?
Norman Myer was born on 25 May 1897.
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Norman Myer died on 17 December 1956 in Toorak.
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Norman Myer was a businessperson.
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