Yuji ijiri biography

Yuji Ijiri was an internationally-renowned thought leader, an intellectual giant recognized for his accounting research and practice. The former R.M. Trueblood University Professor of Accounting and Economics, he was the founder of the transitional momentum accounting practice, also known as triple-entry accounting.

Obituary: Yuji Ijiri Was a World-Renowned Accountant and ...

Ijiri was a beloved and central figure at Carnegie Mellon University from the time he joined the faculty in 1967.

Born in Japan, he passed the CPA exam before receiving his college degree and completed all requirements for his certificate at 21, the youngest on record in Japan. He received his bachelor’s of law degree from Ritsumeikan University in 1953, then worked at a small firm and later Price Waterhouse before earning his master’s from the University of Minnesota in 1960.

He came to the Tepper School of Business to earn his Ph.D. in 1963 and spent four years at Stanford University before returning t Ijiri Lecture - American Accounting Association GAWA