Eliza Hall

Eliza Rowdon Hall (26 November 1847 – 14 February 1916) was an Australian philanthropist.

Eliza Rowdon Hall
Portrait of Hall by Frederick McCubbin.
Born
Eliza Rowdon Kirk

(1847-11-26)26 November 1847
Melbourne, Victoria
Died14 February 1916(1916-02-14) (aged 68)
Sydney, New South Wales
Burial placeMelbourne general cemetery
NationalityAustralian
Known forPhilanthropy
Spouse(s)Walter Russell Hall

Born as Eliza Rowdon Kirk, Hall was the wife of Walter Russell Hall. After Walter's death in 1911, Eliza, who was childless, founded The Walter and Eliza Hall Trust that led to the establishment of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, using funds earned from Hall's business interests to establish the Trust.[1] Grants from the Trust led to the establishment of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.[2][3]

References
  1. "Our history". About us. The Walter & Eliza Hall Charities. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. King, Hazel (1983). Hall, Walter Russell (1831 - 1911). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Volume 9. Melbourne University Press. pp. 168–169.
  3. "Beginning". About: History. Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  • Hall, Eliza Rowdon in The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia


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