Ian Potter

Sir Ian Potter
Sir Ian Potter
	Potter at the conferring of his honorary doctorate, 15 December 1973
Born	William Ian Potter; 25 July 1902; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 October 1994 (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.

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