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Harry Anson Finney (November 19, 1886 – May 8, 1966) was an American accountant, and Professor of accounting at the Northwestern University. He is known as prolific author in the field of accounting. who had written a leading textbook in accounting, entitled "Principles of accounting" (1935).〔M. Chatfield & R. Vangermeersch (eds.) ''(History of Accounting: An International Encyclopedia: An International Encylopedia ).'' (2014). p. 265〕 == Biography == Born in Postville, Iowa to Solon B. and Ellen Bike Finney, Finney obtained his BA in economics in 1913 at the University of Chicago. In 1917 he obtained his CPA license for the state of Illinois.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Harry Anson Finney )〕 After graduation Finney taught economics at a high school, and later at the Walton School of Commerce in Chicago. In 1920 he moved to the Northwestern University, where he was Professor of accounting until his retirement in 1944. Over the years he also worked as accountant. In 1923 he had joined the Haskins & Sells accountancy firm, and later founded Baumann, Finney & Company.〔 Finney was editor for the ''Journal of Accountancy'' from 1920 to 1928, and was elected President of the Illinois Society of CPAs for the year 1928-29. Finney authored and co-authored a series of successful textbooks on accounting, from which he sold in total more than two million copies.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harry Anson Finney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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