Moses B. Cotsworth
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Moses Bruine Cotsworth was a calendar reform
er.
He started his career in a variety of companies where his analytical skills were valuable. Based on his work at the North Eastern Railway Company
, he published a book on railway rates. In 1907, he was chosen to chair a commission to reorganize the British Columbia
civil service
.
His interest in calendar reform
began when he was working at a railroad company, and found that monthly accounting was greatly complicated by the fact that months did not divide evenly into weeks.
He devised what is now known as the International Fixed Calendar
. In 1922, he founded the International Fixed Calendar League
.
He was a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
, of the Royal Statistical Society
, and of the Geological Society.
Calendar reform
A calendar reform is any significant revision of a calendar system. The term sometimes is used instead for a proposal to switch to a different calendar.Most calendars have several rules which could be altered by reform:...
er.
He started his career in a variety of companies where his analytical skills were valuable. Based on his work at the North Eastern Railway Company
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
, he published a book on railway rates. In 1907, he was chosen to chair a commission to reorganize the British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
civil service
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
.
His interest in calendar reform
Calendar reform
A calendar reform is any significant revision of a calendar system. The term sometimes is used instead for a proposal to switch to a different calendar.Most calendars have several rules which could be altered by reform:...
began when he was working at a railroad company, and found that monthly accounting was greatly complicated by the fact that months did not divide evenly into weeks.
He devised what is now known as the International Fixed Calendar
International Fixed Calendar
The International Fixed calendar is a solar calendar proposal for calendar reform designed by Moses B...
. In 1922, he founded the International Fixed Calendar League
International Fixed Calendar League
The International Fixed Calendar League was an organization that campaigned to establish the International Fixed Calendar, a calendar of 13 months of 28 days each with one extra day at the end of each year called the "Year-day"....
.
He was a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Institute of Chartered Accountants
Institute of Chartered Accountants may refer to:* Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia* Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales* Institute of Chartered Accountants of India* Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland...
, of the Royal Statistical Society
Royal Statistical Society
The Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
, and of the Geological Society.