Harry Andreas

Harry Andreas
Born1879[1]
Sydney
Died21 May 1955[2]
Bowral, New South Wales
EducationNewington College
Known forBig-game fishing
SpouseAlice May (née Burton)
Children2 daughters & 2 sons
Parent(s)Hanna (née Denning) and Phillip Andreas
RelativesSon-in-law
Clive Evatt QC
Grandchildren
Elizabeth Evatt AC
Penelope Seidler AM
& Clive Evatt Jnr

Harry Andreas (born Ehenriech Phillip Andreas; 1879–1955)[3] was an Australian businessman and company director. As a big-game fisherman he pioneered the sport in New Zealand.[4] He was the inventor of the Andreas Fortuna Game Fish Reel and is described in the 1935 edition of Who's Who in Australia as being of "Independent Means".[3]

  1. ^ BD&Ms – NSW Births. Retrieved 8 September 2012
  2. ^ BD&Ms – NSW Deaths. Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 8 September 2012
  3. ^ a b Who's who in Australia, 1935 : biographical sketches and photos of representative commercial, professional, financial, pastoral, and business men of Australia, Sydney, 1935, retrieved 10 December 2013
  4. ^ "Much Tenacity and Skill Required". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 20 February 1940. p. 6 Supplement: Women's Supplement. Retrieved 8 September 2012.