Peter Waite (philanthropist)

Peter Waite (9 May 1834 – 4 April 1922)^[1] was a South Australian pastoralist, businessman, company director and public benefactor. Waite's philanthropic endeavors provided significant benefit to the University of Adelaide and to local public schools, and generations of students have benefited from his largesse.

^ Findlay, Marjorie (1976). "Waite, Peter (1834-1922)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

[adb-1] Findlay, Marjorie (1976). "Waite, Peter (1834-1922)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

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