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Eliza Hall


Eliza Rowdon Hall (26 November 1847 – 14 February 1916) was an Australian philanthropist, also known as Eliza Rowdon Kirk. Hall was the wife of Walter Russell Hall. 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.

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