# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/laurence-j-peter
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:44:28.183Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/laurence-j-peter"
name: "Laurence J. Peter"
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description: "Laurence Johnston Peter was a Canadian educator and \"hierarchiologist\" who is best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle."
tagline: "Canadian educator (1919–1990)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1919-09-16"
deathDate: "1990-01-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump