Russell Grimwade

Sir Wilfrid Russell Grimwade CBE (15 October 1879 – 2 November 1955) was an Australian chemist, botanist, industrialist and philanthropist.

Over his career, he was director of Drug Houses of Australia, Australian Glass Manufacturers, Cuming Smith & Company, and chaired the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research as well as the National Gallery of Victoria.

He donated £50,000 for a purpose-built facility to house the School of Biochemistry at The University of Melbourne, which bore his name from its construction in 1956 until its demolition in 2008.

He also served on the advisory committee for the Melbourne Botanic Gardens and wrote An Anthology of the Eucalypts in 1920.

[4][5] In 1934, he presented Cooks' Cottage to Victoria after purchasing it in England and shipping it to Australia.