WRITER

Laurence J. Peter

1919 - 1990

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Laurence Johnston Peter (September 16, 1919 – January 12, 1990) was a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist" who is best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurence J. Peter has received more than 276,748 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurence J. Peter is the 4,434th most popular writer, the 306th most popular biography from Canada and the 19th most popular Canadian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Peter principle
Management, Humor, Anecdotes
The Peter Principle is a book that takes a humorous look at productivity. In a nutshell the Peter Principle says that within any hierarchi, if you stay there long enough, you will eventually be promoted to you level of incompetence. I loved that the last chapters tell you how you can avoid being promoted to that level without being fired.
1969
The Peter principle
1969
The Peter plan
Environmental policy, Human ecology, Progress
1976
The Peter principle
Bureaucracy, Management, Humor
In dead pan humor, the author tells why the world is so screwed up, why humans fail, and how to achieve a state of well-being, avoiding the ultimate promotion.
1969
The Peter Pyramid
Bureaucracy, Humor, Management
1986
The Peter prescription
Conduct of life, $5.95 0
1972

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Laurence J. Peter ranks 4,434 out of 7,302. Before him are Atiq Rahimi, Alicia Giménez Bartlett, Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin, Archpoet, Pierre Pithou, and Yoshiki Tanaka. After him are Duncan Regehr, Jakob Balde, Sophie Kinsella, Jafar Jabbarly, Johann David Wyss, and Pierre Emmanuel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Laurence J. Peter ranks 221. Before him are Alan Young, Alan Brown, Bep Voskuijl, Daniil Granin, Hau Pei-tsun, and Veikko Huhtanen. After him are Jack Goody, Paolo Soleri, Ladislav Mňačko, Maurice Boitel, Delfo Cabrera, and Wilson Greatbatch. Among people deceased in 1990, Laurence J. Peter ranks 189. Before him are Juliet Berto, Ivar Lo-Johansson, Roman Vishniac, Giorgio Ghezzi, Paco Godia, and Georges de Rham. After him are Gerhard Schrader, Turan Dursun, Mário Pinto de Andrade, Léopold Anoul, Hector Dyer, and Nadia Gamal.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Laurence J. Peter ranks 306 out of 1,622. Before him are Alexander Knox (1907), John Ireland (1914), Michel Brault (1928), Kim Coates (1958), James LaBrie (1963), and Kristin Kreuk (1982). After him are Duncan Regehr (1952), Stephen McHattie (1946), G. A. Cohen (1941), Bob Ezrin (1949), Bob Rock (1954), and Émile Nelligan (1879).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Laurence J. Peter ranks 19. Before him are David Shore (1959), Gordon R. Dickson (1923), Anne Hébert (1916), Marie-Claire Blais (1939), Robin Sharma (1965), and Mordecai Richler (1931). After him are Duncan Regehr (1952), Émile Nelligan (1879), Nancy Huston (1953), Steven Erikson (1959), Michel Tremblay (1942), and Naomi Klein (1970).

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