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Ernest Evan Spicer
Best known for helping shape classic British accounting texts, this early 20th-century writer turned practical business subjects into clear, usable guides. His books on auditing, bookkeeping, and tax were widely published and often written with Ernest Charles Pegler.
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De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bona Being a Series of Problems in Executorship Law and Accounts
by Ernest Evan Spicer, Ernest Charles Pegler
About the author
An English accounting author of the early 20th century, he is closely associated with the long-running Spicer & Pegler series. Sources identify him as the author or co-author of works including Practical Auditing, Book-Keeping and Accounts, Income Tax in Relation to Accounts, and Underwriters' Accounts.
One biographical source describes him as the second son of Sir Evan Spicer and gives his birth date as September 19, 1878. While detailed personal information is limited in the sources I found, his professional legacy is much clearer: he wrote practical manuals for accountants, students, and business readers, often in collaboration with Ernest Charles Pegler.
His books had a long shelf life, with later editions continuing well beyond his own era, which suggests how influential and durable his approach was. He also wrote more specialized titles such as De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bona and Case Lore, showing an interest in the legal and real-world problems that working accountants faced.