Asher Hamburger

German-born American department store founder (1821–1897)

Asher Hamburger (1821–1897) was an American businessman who was the founder of the A. Hamburger & Sons department store, the largest department store in the Western United States at the beginning of the 20th century. After selling the department store in 1923, it was renamed as May Company California.²

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Born 1821, died Dec 1, 1897.¹