Peter Ferdinand Drucker, an influential business consultant and writer, died on November 11, 2005, at the age of 95. Drucker's pioneering thinking shaped modern management and was credited with introducing the term “knowledge worker” and broadening the scope of management responsibilities. Drucker was born in Vienna, Austria on November 19, 1909. He studied political science, literature, and philosophy at the University of Frankfurt and the University of Vienna before becoming a self-employed business consultant. During a career that spanned seventy years, Drucker authored 39 books and more than a thousand articles and essays. His best-selling book, The Practice of Management, was first published in 1954. Drucker's work was highly respected by figures in the business world, and many consider him to be one of the founders of modern management. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in 2002. Drucker was married twice and had three children. His legacy as a pioneering business thinker and influential writer will remain long after his passing.