Parkinson, C(yril) Northcote
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died March 9, 1993, Canterbury, Kent
British historian and writer.
He received a Ph.D. from Kings College, London, and later taught at various schools in England and Malaya. He is most famous for his 1955 formulation of the satiric "Parkinson's Law," which stated that "Work expands to fill the time available for its completion." In The Law and the Profits (1960) he discussed a second law, "Expenditure rises to meet income."
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Parkinson, C(yril) Northcote — (30 jul. 1909, Barnard Castle, Durham, Inglaterra–9 mar. 1993, Canterbury, Kent). Historiador y escritor británico. Obtuvo un Ph.D. en el Kings College, Londres. Posteriormente fue profesor en varias escuelas de Inglaterra y Malasia, es famoso… … Enciclopedia Universal
Parkinson — /pahr kin seuhn/, n. C(yril) Northcote /nawrth keuht/, 1909 93, English author and historian. * * * … Universalium
Cyril — (as used in expressions) Burt, Sir Cyril (Lodowic) Darlington, Cyril Dean James, C(yril) L(ionel) R(obert) Parkinson, C(yril) Northcote Smith, Cyril Stanley Tourneur, Cyril … Enciclopedia Universal
