Abraham J. Briloff

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Abraham Jacob Briloff (July 19, 1917 - Dec. 12, 2013) was an American accounting scholar and Professor of accounting at Baruch College in New York. He was known for his contributions to accountancy, [1] [2] and also as the "most prominent accounting critic." [3]

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Born in Manhattan to Benjamin and Anna Briloff, Briloff obtained his BA in commerce at the City College School of Business and Civic Administration, now Baruch College, in 1937. Later in 1965 he obtained his PhD in accountancy and taxation at the New York University with the thesis, entitled "The Effectiveness of Accounting Communication."

Briloff began his career in the final days of the Great Depression as high school teacher, teaching bookkeeping and stenography, and as assistant accountant in the accountancy firm of Apfel & Englander. In 1944 he became partner in that firm, and in 1951 started his own accountancy firm. In 1944 he also started lecturing accounting at the City College of New York, where he became a full-time faculty member in 1965. In 1976 he was appointed Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Professor of Accountancy. [4] He later started writing for the Barron's Magazine, a financial weekly. [1]

Briloff was inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame in 2014. Their argument was, that "for over half a century, he was the conscience of the accounting profession, challenging it to raise standards and to meet its obligations to society. Always motivated by the best interests of the accounting profession, he was respected by both supporters and targets of his criticism." [2] 　＊Briloff's research, teaching, and professional accomplishments, as well as his　backbone and personality, are described in detail in a 13-part series in the following journal: Aishi Imafuku, Department of Economics, The Challenge of an Accountant, Business Accounting, Cyuou Keizaisha, Tokyo, Japan, Vol. 49 No. 1 to Vol. 49 No. 13 (1997).

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References

  1. 1 2 Abraham Briloff, Accounting Professor, Dies at 96, The New York Times, December 15, 2013
  2. 1 2 Abraham Jacob Briloff, The Accounting Hall of Fame. Accessed 2015-02-14.
  3. ↑ Floyd Norris. "Abe Briloff, an Accountant Who Saw Through the Games," economix.blogs.nytimes.com, Dec. 13, 2013. Accessed 2015-02-14.
  4. ↑ Abraham J. Briloff ('37, MSEd '41) Elected to Accounting Hall of Fame at baruch.cuny.edu. June 5, 2014. Accessed 2015-02-14.
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