Harry Andreas

Harry Andreas (born Ehenriech Phillip Andreas; 1879–1955) was an Australian businessman and company director. As a big-game fisherman he pioneered the sport in New Zealand. He was the inventor of the Andreas Fortuna Game Fish Reel and is described in the 1935 edition of Who's Who in Australia as being of "Independent Means".

Harry Andreas
Born1879
Sydney
Died21 May 1955
EducationNewington College
Known forBig-game fishing
SpouseAlice May (née Burton)
Children2 daughters & 2 sons
Parent(s)Hanna (née Denning) and Phillip Andreas
RelativesSon-in-law
Clive Evatt QC
Grandchildren
Elizabeth Evatt AC
Penelope Seidler AM
& Clive Evatt Jnr
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