# Maurice Alter

_Australian billionaire property developer_

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Last updated: 2026-11-08

> Moses "Maurice" Alter was a Polish-born Australian property developer, billionaire and philanthropist. He co-founded the Masaga Group in 1964, which built commercial sites in suburban Melbourne. It went public in 1969 as Hanover Holdings. Alter founded the Pacific Group in 1979.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Poland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28700752#P19))
- **Died:** 13 April 2018 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28700752#P570))

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Maurice Alter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Alter) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q28700752](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28700752) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Maurice Alter 2.jpg by Lex Mrocki (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maurice_Alter_2.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Maurice Alter". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/maurice-alter. Retrieved 14 November 2026.