Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
In office 1983–1986
Preceded by
Leonie Kramer
Succeeded by
David Hill
Personal details
Born
(1921-03-01)1 March 1921 San Francisco, California, United States
Died
30 July 1992(1992-07-30) (aged 71) Alaska, United States
Civilian awards
Companion of the Order of Australia
Military service
Allegiance
Australia
Branch/service
Royal Australian Navy
Years of service
1941–1946
Unit
HMAS Arunta HMS Tenacious HMS Louis HMS Ursa
Military awards
Distinguished Service Cross Mentioned in Despatches
Gravesite, Box Hill Public Cemetery
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 was a member of the notable Melbourne retailing Myer family. Myer 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.[1] In 1959, he became Benefactor and Co-Founder of The Myer Foundation with his brother Baillieu Myer AC.[2] He was also the founding chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[3]
^Denton, Derek. Kenneth Baillieu Myer 1921–1992 at Australian Academy of Science, 2016
^"Sidney Myer Fund & The Myer Foundation". www.myerfoundation.org.au. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^[dead link]National Library of Australia: Kenneth Baillieu Myer, An Appreciation Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
of The Myer Foundation with his brother Baillieu Myer AC. He was also the founding chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. KenMyer was born...
Sidney Myer (born Simcha Myer Baevski (Сімха Маер Баеўскі); 8 February 1878 – 5 September 1934) was a Belarusian-born Jewish-Australian businessman and...
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grandson of Sidney Myer through Sidney's daughter Neilma Gantner, was chair of the fund, while Martyn Myer AO, Sidney's grandson through KenMyer, was president...
Myer Family Company, where Rupert Myer was chairman until 2012. Myer's grandfather, Sidney Myer, was the founder of Myer, the largest department store company...
handed over to the Victorian Arts Centre from the Sidney Myer Fund by KenMyer, Sidney Myer's son. In 1984 a temporary ice-skating rink was created on...
accused of political affiliation or friendship, include Richard Downing and KenMyer (both of whom publicly endorsed the Australian Labor Party at the 1972...
had an older brother, Ken, and two sisters, Neilma and Marigold. In 1929, the family moved to Toorak, Victoria, Australia. Myer attended Geelong Grammar...
initial 12 ha (30 acres) of land was sold to Myer in March 1958. The development of Chadstone was driven by KenMyer, who in 1949 looked to the US for the lead...
originally agreed five years. Whitlam offered the post to businessman KenMyer, who turned it down. Whitlam then offered the position to his treasurer...
of political affiliation or friendship, including Richard Downing and KenMyer (both of whom publicly endorsed the Australian Labor Party at the 1972...
Penders at Bithry Inlet, for example, was bought by Sir Roy Grounds and KenMyer. The "Araganui" property at Aragunnu Bay was acquired by Mr Kenneth Begg...
a businessman and entrepreneur, who founded the Myer retail company. The couple had four children: Ken, Neilma, Baillieu, and Marigold, all of whom were...
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director and Head of ABC Television drama KenMyer – founding chairman of the ABC and patron for the arts Rupert Myer – Chairman of the Australia Council for...
established by Potter in 1964, inspired by the Myer Foundation, as he was friends with KenMyer, eldest son of Sidney Myer. That partnership also led to the establishment...
Oscar Bayne. Under a building committee chaired by the philanthropist KenMyer, Grounds devoted the next twenty years of his life to the completion of...
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service to the arts and entertainment. In 1991 he was awarded the inaugural KenMyer Medallion for the Performing Arts. The Helpmann Awards is an awards show...
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