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Hugo Maurice Herman (1862–1949)

In 1888 was general manager for Australasia of the Waltham Watch Co.

Worked for P. Hayman and Co in New Zealand in 1905.

According to his naturalisation file (of 1930) he lived in Sydney 1886-1897, New Zealand 1897-1907 and in Sydney 1908 to date (1930). He had gone on a business trip to the USA in Feb-Dec 1893, and went on another trip to the USA in Feb-Oct 1908.

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'Herman, Hugo Maurice (1862–1949)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/herman-hugo-maurice-21647/text31850, accessed 6 December 2024.

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Birth

19 January, 1862
Fastov, Ukraine

Death

1949 (aged ~ 86)
New Zealand

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