People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

1 March, 1921
San Francisco, California, United States of America

Death

30 July, 1992 (aged 71)
Alaska, United States of America

Cause of Death

air crash

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• Russian

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Anglican
• Jewish

Education

• Geelong Grammar School (Vic)
• Princeton University (New Jersey, USA)

Occupation or Descriptor

• benefactor (general)
• company chief executive
• company managing director
• department store owner
• navy officer
• retailer

Military Service

• World War II

Awards

• Distinguished Service Cross
• International Retailers' Award
• Companion of the Order of Australia
• Redmond Barry Award (Australian Library and Information Association)

Legacies

• Kenneth Myer Building (University of Melbourne)
• Kenneth Myer lecture (National Library of Australia)

Key Organisations

• Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine (University of Melbourne)
• Town and Country Planning Association (Vic)
• Vernon Committee of Economic Inquiry, 1963-65
• National Gallery Society of Victoria
• Myer Emporium (Melbourne)
• Victorian Arts Centre Trust
• Myer Foundation
• National Library of Australia
• Universities Commission
• National Gallery of Australia
• Australian Academy of the Humanities
• Australian National Capital Planning Committee
• National Gallery of Victoria
• Australian Academy of Science

Workplaces

• Myer Emporium (Melbourne)
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation