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The Remarkable Mrs HorsfallBetty Horsfall and Igor Belolipov of Tashkent State Agrarian University in Ness Gardens, early 1990s. Photo courtesy of Hugh McAllister.

The Remarkable Mrs Horsfall

On 6 July 2000, after 93 years of life, Mrs Betty Horsfall died at her home in Aylburton, Gloucestershire. She left, in her legacy, a substantial contribution to the University of Liverpool, which has enriched many people’s lives without their ever knowing it. She was, in life as in death, a remarkable person.

Posted on: 20 August 2021