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Peter Drucker 2005 Deaths

Peter DruckerAge: 95 political economist and writer best known for establishing management as its own discipline. Several of his theories are practiced widely throughout the business world…

Peter Benchley 2006 Deaths

Peter BenchleyAge: 65 novelist whose 1974 book Jaws, about a great white shark that preys upon a New England coastal town, terrified beachcombers and spent more than 40 weeks on the New York…

Peter Arnett, 2003 News

broadcast journalist, was dismissed by NBC in March after he criticized the U.S.-led operation in Iraq in an interview on Iraqi state TV. “The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi…

Peter Stone 2003 Deaths

Peter StoneAge: 73 playwright and screenwriter who was the first scribe to win an Oscar, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. His credits include Broadway's 1776 and the films Father Goose and…

Peter Safar 2003 Deaths

Peter SafarAge: 79 pioneering anesthesiologist who developed the lifesaving technique cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a combination of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and closed-chest…

Peter Ho Davies Biography

Peter Ho Davies authorBorn: 1966Birthplace: Britain Born to Welsh and Chinese parents, Davies grew up in Britain before moving to the United States. He refuses to be pigeon-holed into an…

Royal Biographies: Peter Phillips

Peter Phillips by David Johnson Related Links Royal Family TreeQueen Elizabeth IIPrincess AnneZara Phillips The only son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, Peter Mark…

Olympic Interview: Peter Westbrook

Interview: Peter Westbrook A 20-year Olympian reflects on changes to the Games by John Gettings Olympic medallist Peter Westbrook (left) celebrates a winning match. (Source:Peter Westbrook)…

Brewer's: Chair of St. Peter

(The). The office of the Pope of Rome, said to be founded by St. Peter, the apostle; but St. Peter's Chair means the Catholic festival held in commemoration of the two episcopates founded…

Brewer's: Peter Botte Mountain

in the island of Mauritius; so called from a Dutchman who scaled its summit, but lost his life in coming down. It is a rugged cone, more than 2,800 feet in height. Source: Dictionary of…