Peter Barr (9 July 1861 – 21 March 1951) was a New Zealand accountant. He was born in Dunedin on 9 July 1861. He was instrumental in founding the Institute of Accountants of New Zealand in Dunedin in 1894 which became the New Zealand Society of Accountants with the passing of the New Zealand Society of Accountants Act 1908. He also agitated to get accountancy degrees status in New Zealand.[1]
In 2003, Barr was posthumously inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.[2]
References
edit- ^ Stratton, Kerry. "Peter Barr". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Past laureates". Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 February 2023.