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  • NAME: C. Northcote Parkinson
  • OCCUPATION: Educator, Historian, Academic Author
  • BIRTH DATE: July 30, 1909
  • DEATH DATE: March 09, 1993
  • EDUCATION: Kings College
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Bernard Castle, England
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Canterbury
  • Full Name: Cyril Northcote Parkinson

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Author Cyril Northcote Parkinson is a British historian. He has written a number of books, but is best known for 1955’s Parkinson’s Law.


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Cyril Northcote Parkinson was born on July 30, 1909, in England. He graduated with his Ph.D. from Kings College in London. A famous British historian and writer, he has written many books. He is best known for “Parkinson's Law,” which states “work expands to fill the time available for its completion.” He has taught at a number of schools in England and Malaya.

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