was added the adjoining Claremont and Netherby estates of . Benefactions to the University of Adelaide allowed the university to establish the Waite Agricultural Research Institute which later became the Waite Campus of the university, the hub of the Waite Research Precinct. The Waite Institute was established on the site in 1924. The donation remains one of the largest public benefactions in South Australian history. The objective of the bequest was to advance the cause of education, and more especially, to promote the teaching and study of agriculture, forestry and other related subjects. The Waite Institute has developed into an integrated research and teaching precinct that has been presented as a model for the collocation of agricultural research institutions. Waite also gave an adjoining estate of to the government of South Australia for the purpose of founding an agricultural high school: Urrbrae Agricultural High School. Waite was working until a few months before his death from heart failure on 4 April 1922; he was survived by his wife, son and three daughters. One of his daughters, Elizabeth Macmeikan (died 5 April 1931), left the residue of her estate, some £16,000, to the University of Adelaide to be used for the study of sciences relating to the land, either in connexion with the Waite Research Institute or otherwise. References External links Urrbrae House - University of Adelaide Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide Death of Mr. Peter Waite; A Prince of Benefactors. The Advertiser (Newspaper Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Wed 5 Apr 1922, Page 7 Death of Mr. Peter Waite; Big City Business Ventures. The Advertiser (Newspaper Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), Wed 5 Apr 1922, Page 9 Obituary: Death of Mr. Peter Waite; A Prince of Benefactors. - Chronicle (Newspaper Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), Sat 8 Apr 1922 1834 births 1922 deaths Australian businesspeople Australian philanthropists Settlers of South Australia People from Kirkcaldy Scottish emigrants to Australia