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Peter Drucker
1909 – 2005
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryPeter Ferdinand Drucker was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern management theory. He was also a leader in the development of management education, and contributed to the popularization of the concepts known as management by objectives and self-control, and he has been described as "the champion of management as a serious discipline".
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 19, 1909
Vienna
Date of death
November 11, 2005
Claremont
Citizenship
United States · Austria
Occupations & fields
columnisteconomistwriteruniversity teacherjournalistlawyer
Awards & honours
Presidential Medal of FreedomGreat Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of AustriaHenry Laurence Gantt Medalhonorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Cataloniahonorary doctor of the University of Miami
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