Philip Le Couteur
| Philip Le Couteur | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 June 1885 Kyneton, Victoria |
| Died | 30 June 1958 (aged 73) Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Warrnambool Academy Queen's College, University of Melbourne University College, Oxford. |
| Occupation | Headmaster |
| Spouse(s) | Emma, the daughter of Rev Edward Sugden. |
| Children | Two daughters and three sons including George Le Couteur OBE |
| Parent(s) | Fanny and George Le Couteur |
Philip Ridgeway "Pip" Le Couteur (26 June 1885 – 30 June 1958) was an Australian academic, philosopher and headmaster.
Le Couteur was born at Kyneton, Victoria, the only son of George, a pharmaceutical chemist, and his wife Fanny. Both parents were Methodist and Australian born. He was educated at Middle Park State School and Warrnambool Academy before serving a pharmacy apprenticeship.
In 1903 he entered the University of Melbourne to study arts and in 1904 he won a Queen's College residential scholarship. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1906 and was a triple blue in cricket, football and lawn tennis. After beginning a medical degree in 1907 Le Couteur won the Victorian Rhodes Scholarship for 1908 and, with a Melbourne Master of Arts, proceeded to University College, Oxford. He won an Oxford cricket blue and in 1911 a place in Wisden for making 160 runs and taking 11 wickets for 69 against Cambridge. He played regularly for Gentlemen versus Players and wrote magazines on the psychology of cricket. He was also a member of the Oxford String Quartette. Le Couteur then studied experimental psychology at the University of Bonn, Germany until early 1913 when he was appointed lecturer in mental and moral philosophy in the newly established University of Western Australia. In that year he married Emma, the musically gifted daughter of Edward Sugden.
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