Born: Hubert Kleinpeter, Miami, Florida
Education: Secular & Anglican Episcopal
Alma mater: Florida State University
Occupations: Teacher, Publisher & Boatwright
Notable Works: Twisted Society (2010) & The Taboo Dictionary (2016)
Subject: Social Science & Metaphysical Analects on Civilization
Period: Early 21st Century

Hubert Kleinpeter, PhD, is a teacher and author of social studies. He resides in East Asia involved in projects related to human development, and has published several books on civilization, the human condition, ethical reasoning, and open-source knowledge. He is an advocate for teaching ethical governance and practices and encouraging the production of open-source knowledge as foundational to peaceful human progress.

Education: Hubert Kleinpeter holds degrees in Government (BA) and Social Science (MS), the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, and Foundations of Education (PHD), College of Education, Florida State University.

Higher Education: Liaison and Senior Research Associate in the Executive Office of the Florida Governor representing the Sylvester Cancer Institute, University of Miami Health System; Instructor of Sociology and Social Science Research Methods, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University; graduate Instructor of Social Science of Education, College of Education, Florida State University.

Education Practice: priority of university instruction and research experience being focused on schools and NGOs operating in difficult environments. Dr. Kleinpeter founded the Mantis Institute, an NGO education practice based in Asia engaged in school consultancies; clinical teaching; funded field research; and open-source publishing. Member of the World Economic Forum, Comparative International Education Society and the American Educational Studies Association. Recognized publisher of social science analytics archived at the University of Oxford Bodleian Library, and the University of Cambridge Library.

Continuing Education: credentialed educator with model teacher awards issued by the Ministry of Education, Xinzhou, Shanxi, China. Appointed at the rank of expert in the public school system; assigned to the mother school (母校) - Fanting High School (山西范亭中学) where he was schooled in Sino-pedagogies (教学法), language (语言), calligraphy (书法), and culture (文化). Assigned to the International Education Program as Head Teacher (班主任). Duties: teacher, counselor, faculty advisor, and administration consultant. Creator of Sino-Western pedagogies developed in the high school social studies class.

Proficient in English, Spanish and Mandarin school settings. Experience: USA, university instructor; China, public-school teacher; Southeast Asia, multilateral observer of primary school development; China, the referral of students as volunteer teachers to NGOs in rural Cambodia; and Mexico, the referral of volunteer teachers to NGOs assisting abandoned and runaway youth.

Additional Occupation: Boatwright and Mechanic. Apprenticed in the automotive and boat building industries while earning a General Education Degree (GED), followed by Miami-Dade College (AA), and Florida State University (BA). Yardmaster, vessel repairs and marine salvage. Returned to FSU, earned two graduate degrees with a career in academia and private practice, while remaining a principal in a marine industry operation.

Versed in “the working of hand and mind together,” he is an advocate of raising competency of knowledge through labor associations, masters of a vocational trade; creators of beneficial things; self-sustenance through mastery of literacy applied in the practice of a skilled profession.