1. Peter McLaughlin was born on 1956 and is an Irish academic, historian, and educator.
12 Facts About Peter McLaughlin
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Peter McLaughlin is the CEO of Max Learning Limited, the educational arm of the Max Group.
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Peter McLaughlin was educated at Prince Edward School in Salisbury, Rhodesia, and at the University of Rhodesia, in Salisbury, where he read history.
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Peter McLaughlin then studied for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.
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Peter McLaughlin's doctorate was a study of the role of British Imperial defence policy in shaping the Rhodesian armed forces from the 1890s to the 1950s.
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Peter McLaughlin set up the War Studies course at the University of Rhodesia and was awarded an Association of Commonwealth Universities Post-doctoral Fellowship to the London School of Economics to study the British munitions industry in the First World War.
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Peter McLaughlin left the world of research and lecturing to carve out a successful career as a headmaster at major Private schools in England.
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In 2009, Peter McLaughlin moved to India to head an independent boarding school, The Doon School, succeeding Kanti Bajpai.
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Peter McLaughlin has lived in Dehradun in India ever since.
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In 2016, Peter McLaughlin announced his early retirement from The Doon School with three years left on his second contract as Headmaster, and submitted his resignation to Chairman of the Board of Governors Gautam Thapar.
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Peter McLaughlin was succeeded by Matthew Raggett, a British educator.
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Peter McLaughlin is married to Elizabeth Peter McLaughlin and has two sons.