Sidney Myer

Sidney Myer
Born
Simcha Myer Baevski

(1878-02-08)8 February 1878
Died5 September 1934(1934-09-05) (aged 56)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Retail businessman, philanthropist
Known forFounder of Myer Department Stores
Spouses
Hannah Nance Flegeltaub
(m. 1905; div. 1919)
(m. 1920)
Children

Sidney Myer (born Simcha Myer Baevski ([Сімха Маер Баеўскі] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |link= (help)); 8 February 1878 – 5 September 1934) was a Belarusian-born Australian businessman and philanthropist, best known for founding Myer, Australia's largest chain of department stores.