We are proud to share that Richard Victor Alvarus Mattessich will be the 127th inductee to The Accounting Hall of Fame of the American Accounting Association.
Richard V. Mattessich (1922–2019) was one of the most influential accounting theorists of the postwar era and a central figure of the “golden age” of a priori accounting research. Born in Trieste and raised in Vienna, he earned his Doctor of Economic Sciences from Vienna University of Economics and Business in 1945 before embarking on an extraordinary international academic career.
His book, Accounting and Analytical Methods (1964), written during his time at University of California, Berkeley, remains a foundational work in accounting theory. It advanced a formally grounded framework linking micro- and macro-accounting systems and redefined accounting duality as a fundamental structural feature of economic processes. The book remains a foundational work in accounting theory.
From 1967 onward, Professor Mattessich was a key member of University of British Columbia, where he held the Arthur Andersen & Co. Alumni Professorship of Accounting and continued his scholarly work well beyond retirement as Professor Emeritus. His output, more than 25 books and over 180 articles and chapters, reflects an enduring commitment to conceptual rigor, methodological clarity, and interdisciplinary inquiry.
This induction recognizes not only a lifetime of remarkable scholarship, but also a legacy that continues to inform accounting research across generations. We at the Institute of Accounting and Auditing warmly welcome this honor as a fitting tribute to a scholar who helped establish accounting as a rigorous academic discipline, and who is our most distinguished graduate.
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