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Description:Chapters: Ken Myer, Elisabeth Murdoch, Sidney Myer, Andrew Grimwade, William Murray Mcpherson, Oswald Stoll, Alfred Felton, Ian Potter, Merlyn Myer, Thomas Napier. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Kenneth Baillieu Myer AC DSC (1 March 1921 30 July 1992) was an American-born Australian patron of the arts, humanities and sciences; diplomat; administrator; businessman; and philanthropist. He made significant philanthropic and personal contributions to the development of major national institutions, most notably the Howard Florey Laboratories of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, the School of Oriental Studies at the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Arts Centre and the National Library of Australia. He was also the founding Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Ken Myer was born in San Francisco, California, United States in 1921, the eldest son of Sidney Myer (who was born in Russia as Simcha Baevski, migrated to Australia in 1899, then moved to the United States to make his fortune). Sidney Myer had divorced his first wife in Reno, Nevada, but this divorce was not recognised under Australian law. His second wife, (later Dame) Merlyn Myer, travelled to San Francisco for the birth of each of her four children to ensure they would be considered legitimate. The Myers returned to Australia in 1929 and Ken was educated at Geelong Grammar School, where his strengths were in music, the arts, the classics and languages. He was accepted to Oxford University but could not attend due to the outbreak of World War II. He attended Princeton University for a year, then returned to Australia and served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). He temporarily transferred from the RAN to the Royal Navy in mid-1943, he rose to the rank of Lieutena...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25850280We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Philanthropists from Melbourne: Ken Myer, Elisabeth Murdoch, Sidney Myer, Andrew Grimwade, William Murray McPherson, Oswald Stoll. To get started finding Philanthropists from Melbourne: Ken Myer, Elisabeth Murdoch, Sidney Myer, Andrew Grimwade, William Murray McPherson, Oswald Stoll, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Chapters: Ken Myer, Elisabeth Murdoch, Sidney Myer, Andrew Grimwade, William Murray Mcpherson, Oswald Stoll, Alfred Felton, Ian Potter, Merlyn Myer, Thomas Napier. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Kenneth Baillieu Myer AC DSC (1 March 1921 30 July 1992) was an American-born Australian patron of the arts, humanities and sciences; diplomat; administrator; businessman; and philanthropist. He made significant philanthropic and personal contributions to the development of major national institutions, most notably the Howard Florey Laboratories of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, the School of Oriental Studies at the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Arts Centre and the National Library of Australia. He was also the founding Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Ken Myer was born in San Francisco, California, United States in 1921, the eldest son of Sidney Myer (who was born in Russia as Simcha Baevski, migrated to Australia in 1899, then moved to the United States to make his fortune). Sidney Myer had divorced his first wife in Reno, Nevada, but this divorce was not recognised under Australian law. His second wife, (later Dame) Merlyn Myer, travelled to San Francisco for the birth of each of her four children to ensure they would be considered legitimate. The Myers returned to Australia in 1929 and Ken was educated at Geelong Grammar School, where his strengths were in music, the arts, the classics and languages. He was accepted to Oxford University but could not attend due to the outbreak of World War II. He attended Princeton University for a year, then returned to Australia and served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). He temporarily transferred from the RAN to the Royal Navy in mid-1943, he rose to the rank of Lieutena...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25850280We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Philanthropists from Melbourne: Ken Myer, Elisabeth Murdoch, Sidney Myer, Andrew Grimwade, William Murray McPherson, Oswald Stoll. To get started finding Philanthropists from Melbourne: Ken Myer, Elisabeth Murdoch, Sidney Myer, Andrew Grimwade, William Murray McPherson, Oswald Stoll, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Philanthropists from Melbourne: Ken Myer, Elisabeth Murdoch, Sidney Myer, Andrew Grimwade, William Murray McPherson, Oswald Stoll

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