Background
Drebin, Allan Richard was born on March 17, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry I. and Dorothy (Caplan) Drebin.
Drebin, Allan Richard was born on March 17, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry I. and Dorothy (Caplan) Drebin.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Michigan, 1957. Master of Business Administration, University Michigan, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1962.
Research fellow Federal Reserve Bank Chicago, 1959-1960. Assistant professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1965. Associate professor Cornell University, 1965-1969.
Professor accounting and information systems Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1969, chairman department, 1975-1979. Principal investigator, governmental accounting and finance reporting research project National Council Governmental Accounting, 1979-1982. Visiting professor Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1983, 85-87.
Member American Accounting Association, American Economic Association.
Married Ellen Goldman, June 21, 1959. Children: Donna Ann, Robert Andrew.