Hyman Herman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hyman Herman

Australian geologist and engineer

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1875

Place of Birth: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1962

Profession: engineer, geologist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Hyman Herman (August 16, 1875 – June 7, 1962) was a geologist and engineer, and was described as the 'father of Yallourn'.
He was director of the Victorian Department of Mines and chair of the Government Brown Coal Advisory Committee.
He was instrumental in the establishment of the Victorian State Electricity Commission taking a role as engineer for brown coal.Herman was born at Sandhurst (Bendigo) on 16 August 1875 to Polish father Solomon Herman from Konin, British mother Elizabeth, née Oxlake who migrated to Australia in 1864.
He married Florence Leslie Ramsay Salmon 2 April 1902, had three daughters and died on 7 June 1962. As chair of the Government Brown Coal Advisory Committee, which reported in September 1917, he recommended the establishment of an Electricity Commission to develop the brown coal reserves and construct a power station and transmission lines.
In December 1918, a Bill was passed establishing the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.