Eliza Hall

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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 Hall. After Walter's death in 1911, Eliza — who was childless — allocated £1,000,000 from her husband's will to a trust deed. This became the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.

[edit] References

• Hazel King, 'Hall, Eliza Rowdon (1847 - 1916)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, MUP, 1983, pp 168-169.

Additional references listed by the Australian Dictionary of Biography:

• K. H. Finn, The Walter and Eliza Trust (Syd, 1939)
• Austral Briton, 19 February 1916
• Trust deed of the Walter and Eliza Trust, 27 March 1912 (Registrar-General, Sydney)