LUCA Pacioli, the 15th-century mathematician and Franciscan friar, is celebrated as the father of modern accounting. His seminal work, Summa de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalità, ...

However, modern accounting as a profession has only been around since the early 19th century. Luca Pacioli is considered "The Father of Accounting and Bookkeeping" due to his contributions to the ...