# Peter Drucker

_American business consultant (1909–2005)_

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> Peter 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".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 19 November 1909 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84238#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Vienna ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84238#P19))
- **Died:** 11 November 2005 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84238#P570))
- **Place of death:** Claremont ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84238#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States; Austria ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84238#P27))
- **Occupation:** columnist; economist; writer; university teacher; journalist; lawyer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84238#P106))
- **Education:** Goethe University Frankfurt ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84238#P69))
- **Awards:** Presidential Medal of Freedom; Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria; Henry Laurence Gantt Medal; honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia; honorary doctor of the University of Miami ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84238#P166))

## Questions

**When was Peter Drucker born?**  
Peter Drucker was born on 19 November 1909 in Vienna.

**Where did Peter Drucker study?**  
Peter Drucker was educated at Goethe University Frankfurt.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Peter Drucker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q84238](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84238) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Drucker5789.jpg by Jeff McNeill (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drucker5789.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Peter Drucker". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/peter-drucker. Retrieved 15 November 2026.