Facts: - death date: 1987 - spouse: mavis -lrb- nee clarke -rrb- - education: wesley oxford college , melbourne university of melbourne university of - children: john pyke , robert and jane - birth date: 1912 - name: lrd '' lardy '' pyke - nationality: australian - parents: richard and lillian pyke - death place: victoria , australia - birth place: queensland - occupation: headmaster university dean Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lawrence pyke .
lawrence richard dimond pyke -lrb- 1 november 1912 -- july 1987 -rrb- was an australian headmaster and university dean .referred to in print as lrd pyke , this led to his nickname of '' lardy '' .