{{Short description|Australian family}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox family|name=Myer|native_name=|native_name_lang=|other_names=|type=<!-- Default: [[Family]]; rarely [[Royal house]], [[Noble family]], etc. See "Types" below. -->|coat_of_arms=<!-- Coat of arms, crest, badge, emblem, banner, etc. See "Images" below for formatting. -->|coat_of_arms_size=|alt=|coat_of_arms_caption=<!-- Motto/battle cry, and/or to whom and when granted, by which granting authority, etc. -->|image=|image_size=|alt2=|image_caption=|parent_family=<!-- Family (or house, clan) from which the family in subject is descended -->|country=<!-- I.e. primary identificated state of sovereign rule; applicable primarily to sovereign aristocratic dynasties -->|ethnicity=<!-- Indicated to be problematic but kept for technical purposes until discussion ratified -->|region=<!-- Main current location - please note, countries that are merely associated with titles should be indicated in "titles" -->|early_forms=Baevski|etymology=[[Russian language|Russian]]: ''{{lang|ru|Майер}}''<!-- Etymology; name origin and/or meaning -->|origin=Australia<!-- Country, region, town, location etc. of origin -->|founded=<!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} or {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} by first documented family name version or relevant continuous identification -->|founder={{unbulleted list|[[Sidney Myer]]|{{nowrap|[[Merlyn Myer]] (''née'' Baillieu)}}|[[Norman Myer|Sir Norman Myer]]}}|current_head=|dissolution=<!-- {{End date|YYYY}}, removal of public status applicable primarily to royal and aristocratic houses -->|deposition=<!-- {{End date|YYYY}}, removal of authority applicable primarily to royal houses -->|cadet branches=<!-- Branches families - if multiple ones, please consider using {{tlx|Template:Collapsible list}} -->|final_ruler=<!-- I.e. last sovereign; applicable primarily to sovereign aristocratic dynasties -->|final_head=<!-- I.e. last person with family name or else subject to end of continuous consistency -->|titles=<!-- If multiple ones, please consider using {{tlx|Template:Collapsible list}} -->|styles=<!-- Styles (manners of address) -->|members={{unbulleted list|[[Ken Myer]]|[[Baillieu Myer]]|[[Marigold Southey|Lady Marigold Southey]]|[[Neilma Gantner]]|[[Carrillo Gantner]]|[[Sid Myer]]|[[Rupert Myer]]}}|connected_members=<!-- Notable members in selection, only if relevant in infobox and readability-wise applicable -->|other_families=[[Hordern family]]<!-- Connected families, typically qualified by marriage (or rarely rivalry) -->|distinctions=<!-- Primarly associated distinctions such as orders, prizes, awards, etc. -->|traditions={{unbulleted list|[[Australian Jews|Jewish]] {{small|(initially)}}|[[Church of England in Australia|Anglican]]}}<!-- Religion, philosophy, movement, adherence, allegience, etc. -->|motto=|motto_lang=|motto_trans=|heirlooms=<!-- Inheritances; antiques, mementoes, jewelry, etc. -->|estate=<!-- Residence, seat, etc. -->|website=<!-- {{URL|example.com}}, website of the family association/foundation/memorial, etc. -->|footnotes=}} The '''Myer family''' is an Australian retailing dynasty of [[Jewish]] origin. It was founded in Australia by [[Sidney Myer]], who started the department store [[Myer]], and [[Merlyn Myer]], his wife. Following the death of Sidney Myer in 1934, his nephew, [[Norman Myer|Sir Norman Myer]], continued much of his retailing dynasty. The family has a strong history of philanthropy and established one of Australia's first single [[family office]]s in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daquino |first=Laura |date=31 May 2017 |title=The Myer family is making an impact |url=https://www.eurekareport.com.au/investment-news/the-myer-family-is-making-an-impact/139404 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Eureka Report |language=en}}</ref>
==Biographies== The [[Australian Dictionary of Biography]] has articles on the following members of the Myer family: * [[Sidney Myer]]<ref name="AuDB Sidney">{{cite AuDB|last=Hyslop|first=Anthea|id2=myer-simcha-sidney-7721|title=Simcha (Sidney) Myer|date= |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> * [[Merlyn Myer|Dame Merlyn Myer]]<ref name="AuDB Merlyn">{{cite AuDB|last=Barber|first=Stella M.|id2=myer-dame-marjorie-merlyn-14832|title=Dame Marjorie Merlyn Myer|date= |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> * [[Norman Myer|Sir Norman Myer]]<ref name="AuDB Norman">{{cite AuDB|last=Dunstan|first=David|id2=myer-sir-norman-11216|title=Sir Norman Myer|date= |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref>
==Family tree== {{Tree list}} *Ezekiel Baevski m. Koona Dubrusha ''[[Given name#Name at birth|née]]'' Shur **Yacov Meer Baevski (2 May 1928 – 1899), m. Chaya ''née'' Sitz ***'''[[Norman Myer|Sir Norman Myer]]''' (born Nahum Moshe Baevski; 25 May 1897 – 17 December 1956) m. (1) Gladys Margaret ''née'' Roche, divorced in 1951. ****Pamela Myer m. [[Simon Warrender]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|DSC}} (11 August 1922 – 8 May 2011), a businessman and former [[Royal Navy]] officer, the son of [[Victor Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield]]. Myer and Warrender divorced in 1986. <!--*****a son--> <!--*****a son--> ***'''[[Norman Myer|Sir Norman Myer]]''' (born Nahum Moshe Baevski; 25 May 1897 – 17 December 1956) m. (2) Pamela Margaret ''née'' Sallmann. <!--****a son--> <!--****a son--> <!--**nine other siblings of Yacov Meer Baevski, Elcon Baevski, and Simcha Myer Baevski--> **Elcon Myer (born Elcon Baevski; 4 December 1875 – 18 February 1938) m. Rose ''née'' Marks ( – 4 August 1927), later divorced. **'''[[Sidney Myer]]''' (born Simcha Myer Baevski ([[Russian language|Russian]]: ''{{lang|ru|Симха Майер Баевский}}''); 8 February 1878 – 5 September 1934<ref name="AuDB Sidney"/>) m. (1) Hannah Nance ''née'' Flegeltaub (1868–1963) on 8 March 1905; divorced. **'''[[Sidney Myer]]''' (8 February 1878 – 5 September 1934) m. (2) '''[[Merlyn Myer|Merlyn]]''' ''née'' Baillieu {{post-nominals|country=AUS|DBE}} (8 January 1900 – 3 September 1982<ref name="AuDB Merlyn"/>) ***'''[[Ken Myer]]''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/869722 |title=MYER, Kenneth |work=It's an Honour |date=26 January 1976 |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> (1 March 1921 – 30 July 1992) m. Prudence ''née'' Boyd in 1947, divorced 1976. ****Joanna Baevski<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0428b.htm |title=Baevski, Joanna|work=The Australian Women's Register|accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> ****Michael Myer ****Philip Myer ****[[Martyn Myer]], a Coles Myer director since 1996. ****Andrew Myer ***'''[[Ken Myer]]''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}} m. Yasuko ''née'' Hiraoka (16 March 1945 – 30 July 1992). Ken is a co-founder of the [[Myer Foundation]]. Ken and Yasuko Myer were killed in a light aircraft crash in [[Alaska]] on 30 July 1992.<ref name=nla>{{cite web|url=http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/ken.html|title=Kenneth Baillieu Myer (1921-1992): An Appreciation|accessdate=7 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042643/http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/ken.html |archivedate=5 June 2011 }}</ref> ***[[Neilma Gantner|Neilma]] (7 November 1922 – 15 June 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myerfoundation.org.au/news/vale-mrs-neilma-gantner/ |title=Myer Faily Website|date=16 June 2015 |accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref>) m. Vallejo Gantner (1911–1996) on 8 August 1941 in Toorak, Melbourne,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2816121?searchTerm=Gantner&searchLimits= |title=30 Jul 1949 - DIVORCE GRANTED TO MRS GANTNER SAN FRANCISCO, Fr |publisher=Trove.nla.gov.au |date=30 July 1949 |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> and later divorced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/gantner-v-superior-court-29548 |title=Gantner v. Superior Court - 38 Cal.2d 688 - Tue, 03/25/1952 | California Supreme Court Resources |publisher=[[Stanford University]] |date=25 March 1952 |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> Neilma is a co-founder of [[The Gantner Myer Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art]], which was assembled over a four-year period by curator Jennifer Isaacs. The collection was unveiled in San Francisco in September 1999. Neilma Gantner was a member of the Executive of International Social Service, and of the [[Myer Foundation]] and the [[Sidney Myer Fund]]. She worked as a novelist, poet and short story writer under the pseudonym of Neilma Sidney, and founded the [[Four Winds Cultural Festival]] (Bermagui, New South Wales).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0431b.htm |title=The Australian Women's Register: BGantner, Neilma (1922 - ) |publisher=Womenaustralia.info |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> In 2017 Writers Victoria announced the first recipients for the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund, named in her memory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Writers Victoria announces $300,000 literary travel fund|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/06/26/92140/writers-victoria-announces-300000-literary-travel-fund/|accessdate=13 February 2018|publisher=Books + Publishing|date=26 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Writers Victoria announces Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund recipients|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/10/03/96474/writers-victoria-announces-neilma-sidney-literary-travel-fund-recipients/|accessdate=13 February 2018|publisher=Books + Publishing|date=3 October 2017}}</ref> ****[[Carrillo Gantner]], a co-founder of The Gantner Myer Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art ****Vallejo Gantner Jnr ( – 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/gantner-v-gantner-29556 |title=Gantner v. Gantner - 39 Cal.2d 272 - Fri, 07/11/1952 | California Supreme Court Resources |publisher=[[Stanford University]] |date= |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adm.monash.edu/scholarships/opportunities/vallejo-gantner.html |title=Vallejo Gantner Memorial Travel Scholarship |publisher=[[Monash University]] |date=20 November 2014 |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> at the age of 19. Along with her son Carillo and brother Baillieu Myer, she established ***'''[[Sidney Baillieu Myer]]''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/871038 |title=It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours |publisher=Itsanhonour.gov.au |date=26 January 1990 |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> (Bails) (11 January 1926 – 22 January 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vale Sidney Baillieu Myer AC |url=https://www.myerfoundation.org.au/news-story/vale-sidney-baillieu-myer-ac |publisher=[[Sidney Myer Fund]] |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> m. Sarah ''née'' [[Hordern family|Hordern]]. Sidney Baillieu Myer was a co-founder and past president of the Myer Foundation. He was a Trustee of the Sidney Myer Fund from 1958 to 2001 and chairman from 1992 to 2001. He was chairman of The Myer Emporium Limited, president of the Howard Florey Institute and Executive Member of the CSIRO. His career has spanned the fields of business, medical research, aged care, Australia-Asian relations, the arts, conservation, education and rural communities. His commitments and appointments include: Patron of Asialink, Patron of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, Trustee Emeritus, National Gallery of Victoria, Director of the Howard Florey Institute, 1971–2002, and President, 1988–1992, chairman, The Myer Emporium Limited, 1978–1986, Executive Member, CSIRO, 1981–1985. He was made an Honorary Doctor of Law, University of Melbourne, in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philanthropywiki.org.au/index.php/Baillieu_Myer|title=Baillieu Myer|work=PhilanthropyWiki|publisher=Philanthropy Australia|accessdate=7 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227172505/http://www.philanthropywiki.org.au/index.php/Baillieu_Myer |archivedate=27 February 2014 }}</ref> ****[[Sid Myer]] ****Samantha Myer ****'''[[Rupert Myer|Rupert Hordern Myer]]''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} (13 August 1958 – ), currently the chair, [[Australia Council for the Arts]], since 2012, and a Deputy Chairman of [[Myer]] Holdings Limited. *****Edgar Myer, current chairman of the [[Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]], since 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mso.com.au/media-centre/press-releases/2025-edgar-myer-takes-the-helm-as-new-chair-of-mso-board#:~:text=Company%20Director%20and%20Investment%20Manager,MSO%20board%20in%20March%202023. | title=Edgar Myer takes the helm as new Chair… }}</ref> ***'''[[Marigold Southey|Marigold Merlyn Baillieu Myer]]''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}} m. (1) Ross Shelmerdine ( – 1979) in 1950. <!--****another child (2 May 1928 – )--> <!--****another child--> ****Tom Shelmerdine ****Stephen Shelmerdine {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}}, a winemaker ***'''[[Marigold Southey|Marigold Merlyn Shelmerdine (Lady Southey)]]''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}} m. (2) Sir Robert Southey (1922 - 1998) on 22 July 1982. Lady Southey has a longstanding service to the community in the support of health care, medical research and the arts. She was Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria 2001–2006;<ref>{{cite press release|title=PREMIER ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR|publisher=[[Government of Victoria (Australia)|Government of Victoria]]|author=Bracks, Steve|author-link=Steve Bracks|date=5 December 2000 |url=http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/17ed9415cb17e3d34a25682500254734/5bcf45133a00785f4a2569ad0000491e!OpenDocument |accessdate=7 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322030019/http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/MediaRelArc02.nsf/17ed9415cb17e3d34a25682500254734/5bcf45133a00785f4a2569ad0000491e!OpenDocument |archivedate=22 March 2012 }}</ref> and served as president of Philanthropy Australia between 2000 and 2006;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2006/12/lady-southey-resigns-philanthropy-australia-0 |title=Lady Southey Resigns from Philanthropy Australia |publisher=Pro Bono Australia |date=14 December 2006 |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> and the St Catherine's School Foundation. She resigned as president of the Myer Foundation in 2004. Lady Southey is a supporter and Honorary Life Member of the Australian Ballet, Life Member of the Nuffield Farming Scholars Association, and a supporter of Birds Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0430b.htm |title=The Australian Women's Register: Southey, Marigold Merlyn Baillieu (1928 - ) |publisher=Womenaustralia.info |accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> {{Tree list/end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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