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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000567b.htm person Le Couteur Kenneth James FAA AACR2 16 September 1920 18 April 2011 Place of Birth St Hellier, Jersey Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Theoretical physicist Kenneth Le Couteur was Professor of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University, Canberra from 1956.

Kenneth Le Couteur was internationally recognised for his significant contributions to the statistical model of excited nuclei and the peeler-regenerative beam extraction method for proton synchrocyclotron accelerators. After working at Bletchley Park from 1941 to 1945, he retuned to the University of Cambridge to undertake his PhD studies. It was at the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool that he started the research for which he became renowned. Le Couteur was appointed as foundation Professor of Theoretical Physics in the Research School of Physical Sciences at A.N.U. in 1956, a position he held until retirement in 1985. Under his guidance the Department earned an international reputation for its research. He was instrumental in introducing the use of computing within A.N.U. Le Couteur served as Acting Director of the Research School of Physics September 1973 - September 1974 and February-December 1978. He was a foundation member of the Australian Mathematical Society.

1941 1941 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Cambridge 1947 1949 Career position - Turner and Newall Fellow, University of Manchester 1949 1949 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1949 1956 Career position - Senior Lecturer (later Reader), University of Liverpool 1956 1985 Career position - Professor of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Advanced Studies, ANU 1960 2011 Career position - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1985 1989 Career position - Emeritus Professor, ANU Australian National University (1946 - )

Foundation Professor of Theoretical Physics, Institute of Advanced Studies 1956 - 1985

 Australian Mathematical Society (1956 - )

Foundation Member 1956

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1960 - 2011

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 Le Couteur, Kenneth James (1920-)

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 'Le Couteur, Kenneth James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Le Couteur, Kenneth James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Kenneth James Le Couteur 1920-2011 Robson, B. A. Kenneth James Le Couteur 1920-2011 2012 Historical Records of Australian Science 23 2 176-87 Journal Article: Ernest William Titterton 1916-1990 Newton, J. O. Ernest William Titterton 1916-1990 1992 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 2 167-187