Peter Clyne

Peter Leopold Clyne
Born	1927 Vienna, Austria
Died	10 or 11 October 1987 Sydney
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Lawyer, businessman, tax consultant, author
Spouse(s)	Densey Clyne

Peter Leopold Clyne (1927 – 10 or 11 October 1987) was an Austrian/Australian lawyer, businessman, tax consultant and author. He was dedicated to avoiding taxes and assisted others to do the same. He wrote 21 books, mainly on the subject of tax avoidance. He was involved in numerous court actions and was convicted in the United States and Australia for false statements, and placed into bankruptcy twice in Australia.

Clyne was born in Vienna in 1927, and was aged 11 when Nazi Germany occupied Vienna as part of the annexation of Austria. His father, as a monarchist, had to flee. Near the end of his life he stated that he had been challenging authority ever since this experience. He was an Australian citizen. He was married to Densey Clyne and had no children. For 20 years he lived part of each year in the Sebel Town House in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, and part of year at Hotel Sacher in Vienna, except when court orders prevented it. Suffering from diabetes and obesity, he died of a heart attack in a Sydney hospital on 10 or 11 October 1987, aged 60.

Clyne graduated in Law from the University of Sydney in 1944 with a maximum pass. He practiced as a barrister in the New South Wales Bar Association On 8 December 1959 he was disbarred for his conduct of a case, for using his client as an "instrument of blackmail." His appeal was dismissed on 21 June 1960. He subsequently made several unsuccessful attempts to gain readmission to the bar.

Clyne ran as an independent for the New South Wales state parliament seat of Bligh in 1968. He failed to win the seat, receiving 630 votes out of 21671 cast (3.01%). During his campaign he had advertised for "10 beautiful girls" to form a brigade to bring his message to the voters.

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