William Barclay Peat
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William Barclay Peat was a prominent Scottish accountant and business leader who built one of the major predecessor firms that eventually became the global professional services network KPMG.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Barclay Peat canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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accountant ⓘ business leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
City of London
NERFINISHED
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London financial sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1852-02-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dundee, Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Forebank, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1936-01-24 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | William Barclay Peat & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Peat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
accounting
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auditing ⓘ professional services ⓘ |
| founded | William Barclay Peat & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | contribution to the formation of one of the Big Four accounting firms ⓘ |
| hasPredecessorOrganization | Robert Fletcher & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorOrganization |
KPMG
NERFINISHED
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Peat Marwick International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
financial services
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professional services ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Barclay Peat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building a major predecessor firm of KPMG
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expanding an accounting firm into a leading UK practice ⓘ helping shape modern chartered accountancy in the UK ⓘ leadership in the accounting profession ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of an international accounting practice ⓘ |
| occupation |
accountant
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business executive ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of KPMG
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history of the accounting profession in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | senior partner of William Barclay Peat & Co. ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
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