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Potter, Sir William Ian (1902–1994)

financier, philanthropist, and patron of the arts

Ian Potter, at the conferring of his honorary doctorate, University of Melbourne, 1973

Ian Potter, at the conferring of his honorary doctorate, University of Melbourne, 1973

University of Melbourne Archives, 11343/​75943

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Ian Potter, at the conferring of his honorary doctorate, University of Melbourne, 1973

Ian Potter, at the conferring of his honorary doctorate, University of Melbourne, 1973

University of Melbourne Archives, 11343/​75943

Life Summary [details]

Birth

25 August, 1902
Rockdale, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

22 October, 1994 (aged 92)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

pneumonia

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