Laurence J. Peter

Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American hierarchiologist and educator (died 1990)

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Born: September 16, 1919
Died: January 12, 1990
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1919

About Laurence J. Peter

Laurence Johnston Peter was a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist" who is best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle. 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. He proposed an award for the race titled "The Golden Dinosaur Award", which has been handed out every year since to the first sculptural machine to utterly break down immediately after the start.

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The world when Laurence J. Peter was born

Laurence J. Peter was born in 1919. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1919

Best-selling book"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBlack Sox scandal — 1919 World Series fixed
Top headlineTreaty of Versailles signed — 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
Technology milestoneFirst nonstop transatlantic flight (Alcock & Brown)
Defining fadOuija boards
Notable inventionPop-up toaster
World population~1.79B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population103.2M

1919 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Laurence J. Peter's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1919	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,000	$435,000
Average income	$2,000	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	103.2M	341 million

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