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Seekers of truth : the Scottish founders of modern public accountancy

Thomas Alexander Lee (Author)
The mid nineteenth century founders of the foundation of institutionalised public accountancy in the English-speaking world were public accountants practicing in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. Their historical legacy is a respected profession world-wide. This book aims to celebrate this legacy in biographies of 138 accountants.
Print Book, English, 2006
Elsevier Jai, Amsterdam, 2006
1 v. (XV-445 p.) ; 24 cm
9780762312986, 076231298X
470015795
Acknowledgements. Preface. Dedication. Introduction. Royal Licence to Practice. Biographies in Context. Farm to Factory. Muscular Christianity and Nationalism. Modern Athens. Edwin's City. Second City. The Foundations. In the Beginning a Letter. From Letter to Charter. Connections, Connections, Connections. Requisitioning Glasgow Accountants. City of Granite. Founders of Modern Public Accountancy. Aitken, Robert. Anderson, William. Auld, William. Baillie, John Menzies. Balfour, Robert. Barron, John. Barstow, Charles Murray. Black, Alexander. Borthwick, Archibald. Borthwick, James. Brand, Alexander. Brodie, John Alison. Brown, James. Brown, James Adam. Buchanan, Thomas Gray. Cairns, Charles. Callender, Henry. Carter, Frederick Hayne. Chaplin, Thomas Robertson. Christie, Robert, Sr. Christie, Robert, Jr. Cormack, David. Cowan, William. Crombie, John. Cunningham, Charles. Cuthbertson, Allan. Cuthbertson, Donald. Dickie, Henry David. Dickson, James Jobson. Dickson, Thomas Goldie . Douglas, Christopher Home. Dreghorn, David. Dundas, George. Esson, George Auldjo. Finlay, Gilbert Laurie. Fleming, John. Fletcher, Robert. Foulds, John Christie. Fraser, John. Fraser, John Charles. Gairdner, Charles. Gibson, Archibald. Gordon, Richard. Gourlay, James. Graham, John. Grant, Thomas. Grieve, John. Guild, James Wyllie. Hamilton, Dundas. Hendrie, William . Horne, Archibald. Howden, James. Hunter, John. Ivory, Holmes. Jamieson, Alexander. Jamieson, George Auldjo. Jamieson, William. Kerr, Henry. Leck, Henry. Leslie, John Grant. Liddle, James Mack . Lindsay, Donald. Low, William. Lunan, William . MacAndrew, James MacLean. McClelland, James. McCowan, Robert. McCubbin, David. MacEwan, Andrew. MacFarlane, George. MacGeorge, John. Mackenzie, John. Mackenzie, Kenneth. Mackenzie, Walter. McKirdy, John Lachlan. Maclagan, David. MacLean, William. MacNaughtan, William. McNicoll, Archibald. Maitland, John. Mann, John . Mansfield, Thomas. Marquis, George. Marshall, David. Martin, Thomas. Meldrum, George. Meston, James. Miller, John. Milne, William . Mitchell, George Thomson. Mitchell, Moncrieff. Moinet, John . Moncreiff, William. Moncrieff, John Scott. Morison, Peter. Murray, David. Murray, George. Murray, John Adamson. Myrtle, William. Niven, Alexander Thomas. Ogilvie, James. Ogilvy, John Spence. Outram, David Edmund. Paterson, Andrew Murray. Pearson, Charles. Peddie, Donald Smith . Raleigh, Samuel. Ramsay, George. Reid, John Christie. Ritchie, Alexander. Robertson, Alexander Weir. Robson, George. Russell, William. Scobie, Robert. Scott, Ralph Erskine. Scott, Thomas. Sinclair, James Augustus. Smith, James Graham. Smith, John. Smith, William . Souter-Robertson, David. Spottiswoode, Robert. Steele, William. Thomson, Charles William Wodrow. Thomson, James. Thomson, William Thomas. Todd, George. Tolmie, William . Watson, Henry George. Watson, James. Watson, James. White, Peter. Wilkie, James. Wilkie, James. Wink, George. Wood, William. Woodside, Archibald. Wyllie, Alexander. Evaluating the Founders. Bibliography. Index.