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Sir Ian Potter
Potter at the conferring of his honorary doctorate, 15 December 1973
Born
William Ian Potter
(1902-07-25)25 July 1902
Sydney, Australia
Died
24 October 1994(1994-10-24) (aged 92)
Melbourne, Australia
Education
University of Sydney
Occupations
Entrepreneur
Stockbroker
Naval Officer
Investor
Philanthropist
Title
Founder, W.I. Potter (1935), Ian Potter & Co. (1937)
Founding board member, Howard Florey Institute
Founder, Ian Potter Foundation (1964)
Spouse
Primrose Anderson-Stuart
(m. 1974)
Children
2 daughters (Robin Potter and Carolyn Parker Bowles)
Military career
Allegiance
Australia
Service/branch
Royal Australian Navy / Naval Auxiliary Patrol
Years of service
1942–1946
Rank
Staff Skipper (Sub Lieutenant)
Unit
HMAS Lonsdale, Port Melbourne
Commands held
HMAS Nordecia
Battles/wars
Second World War
Sir William Ian Potter (25 August 1902 – 24 October 1994), known as Ian Potter, was an Australian stockbroker, businessman and philanthropist. Potter was knighted in 1962. The Ian Potter Foundation, which he established in 1964, has made grants to research institutes, charities, universities and arts organisations. Since 1993, the Ian Potter Cultural Trust has awarded grants to individuals in the arts.
William IanPotter (25 August 1902 – 24 October 1994), known as IanPotter, was an Australian stockbroker, businessman and philanthropist. Potter was knighted...
000 sq ft) IanPotter Foundation Children's Garden is designed as a discovery area for children of all ages and abilities. The IanPotter Children's Garden...
on St Kilda Road in the Melbourne Arts Precinct of Southbank, and the IanPotter Centre: NGV Australia, located nearby at Federation Square. The NGV International...
Apartments (1994), Melbourne The Malthouse (Richmond Silos) (1997), Richmond IanPotter Museum of Art (1998), Carlton Republic Tower (1999), Melbourne Sidney...
particularly associated with The Australian Ballet. She is the widow of Sir IanPotter. Primrose Catherine Anderson-Stuart was born in Sydney in 1931, the daughter...
the Victorian Indigenous Research Centre. The central portion of the IanPotter Queen's Hall opened in 1856 as the Library's original reading room, above...
(1995), Michael Collins (1996), Liam (2000), as Professor Quirrell in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), as Ludwig van Beethoven in Eroica (2003)...
Street station. It incorporates major cultural institutions such as the IanPotter Centre, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and the Koorie Heritage...
Katsalidis) St Leonards Apartments, St Kilda (1997) (Nation Fender Katsalidis) IanPotter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne (1998) (Nation Fender Katsalidis)...
2004, she was awarded the Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship and the IanPotter Cultural Trust to study in Paris with Philippe Gaulier, the mentor and...
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exhibited his artworks in art galleries for exhibitions such as 'Vox' and the IanPotter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne. Made by → ↑ →, Ed. Philip...
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several writers as influences in her creation of her bestselling Harry Potter series. Writers, journalists and critics have noted that the books also...