Stephen Courtauld

Sir
Stephen Courtauld
Born
Stephen Lewis Courtauld

(1883-02-27)27 February 1883
Died9 October 1967(1967-10-09) (aged 84)
NationalityBritish
Rhodesian
EducationRugby School
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
OccupationPhilanthropist
Spouse
Virginia Peirano
(m. 1923)
Parent(s)Sydney Courtauld
Sarah Lucy Sharpe
RelativesSamuel Courtauld (brother)
Catharine Dowman (sister)
Courtauld family
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1914–1918
UnitArtists' Rifles
Worcestershire Regiment
Machine Gun Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I
Awards

Sir Stephen Lewis Courtauld MC FRGS (27 February 1883 – 9 October 1967) was an English philanthropist associated with geographical exploration, the restoration of Eltham Palace in south-east London, and cultural and education causes, both in the UK and in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where he and his wife Virginia also donated to organisations promoting racial equality.