Education
Back in Nijmegen in 1966 he received his Doctor of Philosophy with the thesis entitled "Kind en jeugdige in het begin van de moderne tijd (ca 1500-ca1650)".
Back in Nijmegen in 1966 he received his Doctor of Philosophy with the thesis entitled "Kind en jeugdige in het begin van de moderne tijd (ca 1500-ca1650)".
Born in Venray, Peeters received his Master of Arts in history and psychology at the Radboud University Nijmegen. A renowned Professor at the University was January Hendrik van den Berg, who had stated that in history children, were regarded as little adults. After graduation Peeters worked as a history teacher and in industry for some years.
Early 1970s he jointed the faculty of the Tilburg University, to facilitate the newly initiated Psychology study.
In 1972 he was appointed Professor of Historical Psychology. At the Tilburg University with industry funding, he founded the Tilburg Institute of Advanced Studies (since 2014 Tokyo Islamic Area Studies School for Business and Society) for postgraduate management education, which he chaired until his retirement in.