Philip Ashton Smithells (12 April 1910 – 13 January 1977) was a New Zealand physical educationalist and university professor.
He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1910, the son of the British chemist Arthur Smithells.
He received his education at Bedales School and at Clare College of the University of Cambridge.
He became a lecturer in physical education at the University of Otago.
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