Hendrik Meijer
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About
Dutch immigrant who opened the first Meijer grocery store in 1934.
Before Fame
His first business endeavor was a barber shop.
Trivia
He was a Dutch businessman who founded a U.S. grocery chain based in Michigan.
Family Life
His children took over the family business and his grandsons became the co-chairmen.
Associated With
His family donated a section of the Berlin Wall to the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1991.
