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

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. Born Eliza Rowdon Kirk, she married the

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businessman

Walter Russell Hall Walter Russell Hall (22 February 1831 – 13 October 1911) was an Australian businessman and philanthropist. Biography Hall was born in Kington, Herefordshire, England, eldest son of Walter Hall, glover (later a miller), and his wife Elizabe ...

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in April 1874. After Walter's death in 1911, Eliza, who was childless, founded The Walter and Eliza Hall Trust that led to the establishment of the

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, using funds earned from Hall's business interests to establish the Trust. Grants from the Trust led to the establishment of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Her work later inspired Vera Ramaciotti who went on to create the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation, which awards grants for medical research. Funding and Philanthropy website, ''Funding outliers: Ramaciotti Foundations approach a milestone'', article by Clare Joyce dated January 30, 2020
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