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The article doesn't mention where "The Peter Principle" gets its name. However, it mentions Peter, as a person who apparently coined the principle, in many places. No last name, no reference, no information.
Who is Peter? TricksterWolf ( talk) 01:03, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
Agreed. Who is this Peter the article refers too? Stephenjh ( talk) 18:21, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
Looks like it's writer Lawrence Peter.
[1] -- Harizotoh9 ( talk) 21:43, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
The same experience was described as early as 1767 by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in his comedy “Minna von Barnhelm” (3, 7) as follows: “Mehr als Wachtmeister zu werden? Daran denke ich nicht. Ich bin ein guter Wachtmeister und dürfte leicht ein schlechter Rittmeister und sicherlich noch ein schlechtrer General werden. Die Erfahrung hat man.” – Can someone please find an English translation of the comedy or translate the quotation into English, showing due credit to Lessing in the article? -- Wegner8 ( talk) 06:41, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Done, with kind help of http://www.erinatranslations.de -- Wegner8 ( talk) 06:26, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
Recognizing the same experience elsewhere is not research, let alone "Original Research" (see the reason for deletion). Identity of the experience has never been questioned. Please restore. -- Wegner8 07:04, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
The two forerunners are factual, verifiable, whether someone else referenced them or not. As forerunners, even a weaker relation to the later principle would be enough. -- Wegner8 07:41, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
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The article doesn't mention where "The Peter Principle" gets its name. However, it mentions Peter, as a person who apparently coined the principle, in many places. No last name, no reference, no information.
Who is Peter? TricksterWolf ( talk) 01:03, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
Agreed. Who is this Peter the article refers too? Stephenjh ( talk) 18:21, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
Looks like it's writer Lawrence Peter.
[1] -- Harizotoh9 ( talk) 21:43, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
The same experience was described as early as 1767 by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in his comedy “Minna von Barnhelm” (3, 7) as follows: “Mehr als Wachtmeister zu werden? Daran denke ich nicht. Ich bin ein guter Wachtmeister und dürfte leicht ein schlechter Rittmeister und sicherlich noch ein schlechtrer General werden. Die Erfahrung hat man.” – Can someone please find an English translation of the comedy or translate the quotation into English, showing due credit to Lessing in the article? -- Wegner8 ( talk) 06:41, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Done, with kind help of http://www.erinatranslations.de -- Wegner8 ( talk) 06:26, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
Recognizing the same experience elsewhere is not research, let alone "Original Research" (see the reason for deletion). Identity of the experience has never been questioned. Please restore. -- Wegner8 07:04, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
The two forerunners are factual, verifiable, whether someone else referenced them or not. As forerunners, even a weaker relation to the later principle would be enough. -- Wegner8 07:41, 17 March 2014 (UTC)