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Name This Founding Father of the Modern Accounting Profession #ThrowbackThursday

I normally wouldn't post a #ThrowbackThursday item here but since my esteemed colleague Colin seems to be convinced today is actually yesterday, might as well.

Name this legend. No cheating, we've all watched Catfish by now and know how to do it.

Bonus points if you know the story of why the name we all know him by isn't the name he was born with.

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