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Dame Margery Merlyn Myer DBE ( née Baillieu; 8 January 1900 – 3 September 1982) was an Australian philanthropist, who was notable for her charitable work. [1] Birth and marriage.
Dame Margery Merlyn Baillieu Myer (1900-1982), philanthropist and fund-raiser, was born on 8 January 1900 at Queenscliff, Victoria, third of four children of George Francis Baillieu, hotel proprietor, and his wife Agnes, née Sheehan, both born at Queenscliff.
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Dame Margery Merlyn Myer (1900–1982) Who's Who in the World of Women, Vol 2, 1934. Descendant of James Baillieu, founder of the Baillieu family in Australia and William Sheehan—both early pioneers of Victoria. Born at Queenscliff, Victoria.
The Myer family is an Australian retailing dynasty with 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, Sir Norman Myer, continued much of his retailing dynasty.
Dr Stella Barber conducted the research for this biography that chronicles Merlyn Baillieu Myer’s fascinating life from her birth in 1900 to her death in 1982.
Dame Merlyn Myer DBE (née Baillieu, 1900–1982), philanthropist, was born in Queenscliff, Victoria and raised in Melbourne. At sixteen she met Sidney Myer, who'd arrived in Victoria as Simca Baevski in 1898.
Dame Margery Merlyn Baillieu Myer DBE (1900–1982), philanthropist and fundraiser, was the daughter of a hotelier, George Baillieu. Born in Queenscliff, she grew up in Melbourne, where she met store-owner Sidney Myer in 1916.
