Biography of Edgar Christian Salvesen

Edgar Christian Salvesen was born in Paris, France, in 1884, son of Henrik Emil, a shipbroker. The Salvesen family originated from Norway, but settled in Scotland in the first half of the nineteenth century and were involved in timber, coal exporting, and shipping.

Salvesen was educated in Glasgow, and apprenticed to Chartered Accountancy firm S. Easton Simmers. He matriculated at the University of Glasgow in 1904, aged 20, to study Mercantile Law under lecturer William Shaw.

In 1907, Salvesen was admitted to The Institute of Accountants and Actuaries in Glasgow (IAAG), and went to Calcutta to work for accountants McKinnon, Mackenzie & Company. In 1909, Salvesen immigrated to the US, where he became the Secretary and Treasurer of the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNSCPA) and a Minnesota Certified Public Accountant in 1910, while working at the Scottish Chartered Accountancy firm of J Gordon Steele & Company. Salvesen also became a member of the Association of Authorised Public Accountants (AAPA), and in 1916, joined the American Insurance Association (AIA). He was employed with companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), and Longacre Engineering & Construction Company in New York. He wrote a paper in the Journal of Accountancy entitled Advertising as an Asset on the Balance Sheet.

Salvesen died in New York in 1959.

Sources

Other Online Resources

• Edgar Christian Best Salvesen
• Edgar Christian Best Salvesen/ Florence Valentine Park
• Edgar Christian Best Salvesen/ Micah Crowley Armour
• The Development of the American Public Accountancy Profession: Scottish Chartered Accountants and the Early American Public Accountancy Profession

Archival Materials

• Matriculation Record: R8/5/25/7

Summary

Edgar Christian Salvesen
Born 28 May 1884.
Died 1959.
GU Degree: Social Sciences, 1904-05;
University Link: Student
Occupation categories: accountants
English snippet: Social Sciences student at the University of Glasgow
Record last updated: 18th Jul 2013

Country Associations

France, Île-de-France region, Paris
Place of Birth

United States, New York, New York
Place of Death

India, Calcutta

Norway, No Region

Scotland, Glasgow

University Connections

University Roles

• Student

Images

Edgar Christian Salvesen, matriculation slip 1904-05