Laurence Pyke
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Laurence Richard Dimond Pyke (1908 - 1987) was an Australian headmaster and university dean.
Pyke was the son of Richard, an accountant, and Lillian, a teacher, journalist and author. He was one of three children and was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne. Pyke graduated as a Bachelor of Science form the University of Melbourne and was a Rhodes Scholar 1934[1]. From 1952 to 1960 he was headmaster of Newington College, Sydney, [2] and later dean of graduate studies at the University of Melbourne. He died in July 1987.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.unimelb.edu.au/unisec/calendar/honcausa/rhodes.html Rhodes Scholars Elected for Victoria
- ^ http://www.newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au/about/history.html Short History of Newington College
[edit] Bibliography
- D. S. Macmillan, Newington College 1863-1963 (Syd, 1963)
- P. L. Swain, Newington Across the Years 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999)
[edit] External links
- Beverley Kingston, 'Pyke, Lillian Maxwell (1881 - 1927)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Supplementary Volume, MUP, 2005, pp 329-330
| Preceded by Mervyn Austin |
Headmaster Newington College 1952-1960 |
Succeeded by Dr Ernest Duncan |
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