: History ▁of ▁Ireland ▁( 1 8 0 1 – 1 9 2 3 ) ▁Category : I reland – Un ited ▁Kingdom ▁relations ▁Category : R eb ell ions ▁in ▁Ireland ▁Category : W ars ▁involving ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom <0x0A> </s> ▁Peter ▁Clark ▁K ump ▁( Oct ober ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁– ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁American ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁cul inary ▁arts . ▁The ▁founder ▁of ▁Peter ▁K ump ’ s ▁New ▁York ▁Cook ing ▁School , ▁he ▁also ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁James ▁Be ard ▁Foundation ▁with ▁Julia ▁Child . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁K ump ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁F res no , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁his ▁family ▁re located ▁to ▁Switzerland . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁speech ▁and ▁drama ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁and ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁fine ▁arts ▁from ▁Car neg ie ▁M ell on ▁University . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁education , ▁teaching ▁speed ▁reading ▁at ▁Ev ely n ▁Wood ▁Reading ▁Dynam ics ▁Institute ▁in ▁Pitts burgh ▁and ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁President ▁Richard ▁M . ▁N ixon ' s ▁staff ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁national ▁director ▁of ▁education ▁for ▁Ev ely n ▁Wood . ▁