Cyril Northcote Parkinson
(1909-1993)

Professor

Died aged c. 84

Cyril Northcote Parkinson (30 July 1909 – 9 March 1993) was a British naval historian and author of some 60 books, the most famous of which was his best-seller Parkinson's Law (1957), in which Parkinson advanced Parkinson's law, stating that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion", an insight which led him to be regarded as an important scholar in public administration and management.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Professor Cyril Northcote Parkinson (1909-1993) lived here

36 Harkness Drive, Canterbury, United Kingdom where they lived

This house is the birthplace (30 July 1909) of Cyril Northcote Parkinson, author, Professor of various universities and discoverer of Parkinson's Law which reads: 'Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion'.

45 Galgate, Barnard Castle, United Kingdom where they was born (1909)