Sidney Myer (Simcha Myer Baevski)

Arrived in Melbourne as Simcha Baevski Myer by boat in 1898. Founder of the Myer Emporium

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Sidney Baevski Myer (born Simcha Baevski (Russian: Симха Майер Баевский); 8 February 1878 – 5 September 1934) was a Jewish-Australian businessman, best known for creating Myer, Australia's largest chain of department stores.

Myer was married twice. On 8 March 1905, he married Hannah Nance Flegeltaub (1868-1963), a cousin of Travers Vale. They had no children, but in 1911 he acted as guardian of his nephew, Norman Myer, son of another of his brothers. In mid-1919, Sidney Myer went to the United States to study retailing. While there he divorced Hannah in Reno, Nevada, even though the divorce was not recognised under Australian law.

In 1920, he also converted to Christianity, and on 8 January 1920, he married Margery Merlyn Baillieu (later Dame Merlyn), on her 20th birthday. They had two daughters and two sons: Ken AC (1 March 1921 - 30 July 1992), Neilma (born 7 November 1922), Baillieu AC (born 11 January 1926), and Marigold Merlyn Baillieu Myer (Lady Southey AC) (born 2 May 1928). Merlyn Myer travelled to San Francisco for the birth of each of their four children to ensure they would be considered legitimate.[2] The Myers returned to Australia in 1929.