Michael Chatfield (1930s-2004) was an American economist, accounting historian, and Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the

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, known for his work on the history of accounting and accounting thought, and particularly for his ''History of Accounting: An International Encyclopedia,'' edited with

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Biography

Chatfield obtained his BA and MBA from the

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, and his DBA for the

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in 1966, and his

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degree in the Los Angeles Chapter in 1968,. After his graduation at the University of Washington Chatfield had started his career in industry at the

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.''The Arthur Andersen Chronicle,'' Vol. 29 (1968), p. 40. After obtaining his Doctor of Business Administration in 1966 he joined the

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, where he was appointed Assistant Professor of Accounting, and in 1970 Professor of Accounting. After a long period at the University of California he moved to the

, where he became Professor of Accounting. Chatfield was awarded the Hourglass Award of the Academy of Accounting Historians twice, in 1974 solo and in 1996 with

Selected publications

* Chatfield, Michael, ed. ''Contemporary studies in the evolution of accounting thought.'' Dickenson Publishing Company, 1968. * Chatfield, Michael. ''A history of accounting thought.'' RE Krieger Publishing Company, 1977. * Chatfield, Michael, and

, eds. ''The History of Accounting (RLE Accounting): An International Encyclopedia.'' Routledge, 1996/2014. Articles, a selection: * Chatfield, Michael. "The origins of cost accounting." ''Management accounting ''52.12 (1971): 11-14. * Chatfield, Michael. "The Accounting Review's first fifty years." ''Accounting Review'' (1975): 1-6. * Carter, Thomas P., and Michael L. Chatfield. "Effective bilingual schools: Implications for policy and practice." ''American Journal of Education'' (1986): 200-232.

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External links

Remembrance of Michael Chatfield
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