Eliza Hall
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Philanthropist
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, also known as Eliza Rowdon Kirk.
Hall was the wife of Walter Russell Hall
Walter Russell Hall
Walter Russell Hall was an Australian businessman and benefactor.Hall was born in Kington, Herefordshire, England, eldest son of Walter Hall, glover , and his wife Elizabeth Carleton, née Skarratt. He was educated in Kington and Taunton, Somerset...
. After Walter's death in 1911, Eliza — who was childless — allocated funds from her husband's will to a trust deed. This became the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research is Australia's oldest medical research institute.In 2011, the institute is home to more than 650 researchers who are working to understand, prevent and treat diseases including blood, breast and ovarian cancers; inflammatory diseases such as...
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