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Peter Kump was born on 22 October, 1937 in United States, is an American chef. Discover Peter Kump's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?

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Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 22 October, 1937
Birthday 22 October
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Date of death 7 June, 1995
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Nationality United States

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1923

A few days before his death, Kump sold the school to Rick Smilow who then moved it to 23rd Street, opening a few months later.

1937

Peter Clark Kump (October 22, 1937 – June 7, 1995) was an American figure in the culinary arts.

The founder of Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, he also co-founded the James Beard Foundation with Julia Child.

Kump was born in Fresno, California, in 1937.

1953

In 1953, his family relocated to Switzerland.

He received a bachelor's degree in speech and drama from Stanford University and a master's degree in fine arts from Carnegie Mellon University.

Initially, his career was based in theater.

He began a theater company after graduating from Stanford called Comedia Repertory Company on the San Francisco Peninsula.

1960

After 5 years he left to attend Carnegie Mellon University where, after taking the Evelyn Wood Speed Reading Class, was asked by Ms Wood to be on her teaching staff teaching speed reading in Pittsburgh and to members of President Richard M. Nixon's staff in the mid-1960s.

1967

He moved to New York City in 1967, becoming the national director of education for Evelyn Wood.

His involvement in the culinary world began with cooking classes at James Beard's culinary school, taking classes from Beard, Diana Kennedy, Simone Beck, and Marcella Hazan.

1974

The classes prompted him to open his own cooking school, Peter Kump's New York Cooking School, in 1974.

1979

In 1979, the school was relocated from his apartment to 307 East 92nd Street.

1980

In the mid-1980s, Kump was president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and the New York Association of Cooking Teachers.

1985

In 1985, he co-founded the James Beard Foundation with Julia Child.

After Beard's death, Kump and Child arranged the purchase of Beard’s Greenwich Village brownstone, converting it to the headquarters of the culinary arts organization.

1991

In 1991, he worked with the Foundation to establish the James Beard Awards.

1995

He was the president of the foundation until his death in 1995.

He died June 8, 1995, at his home in East Hampton, Long Island of liver cancer.

2001

In 2001, Smilow renamed the school The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE).