Georges Chapouthier (born 27 March 1945 in Libourne) is a French neuroscientist and philosopher.

Fernand Chapouthier was a classicist and archeologist who was deputy director of the Ecole normale supérieure in Paris.

Odette Mazaubert was known under the pseudonym of "Carquelin" for her Saintongeais writings.

He then followed the "Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles" at the Lycée Saint-Louis and subsequently enrolled at the Ecole normale supérieure in 1964.

His research focuses on the pharmacology of memory and anxiety and on philosophy, especially the relations between humans and animals.