▁ ▁Biography ▁▁▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁London , ▁Sol om ons ▁obtained ▁his ▁B Com ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁Char tered ▁Account ant ▁lic ence ▁for ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁and ▁became ▁Associ ate ▁of ▁the ▁Char tered ▁Account ants . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁was ▁account ant ▁at ▁Lawrence ▁Rob son ▁& ▁Co ▁in ▁London , ▁now ▁Rob son ▁Rh odes . ▁In ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁during ▁the ▁North ▁African ▁Camp aign . ▁In ▁intern ment ▁cam ps ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁Germany ▁he ▁lect ured ▁account ing ▁and ▁econom ics ▁until ▁his ▁release ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁inv itation ▁of ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁teacher ▁Arnold ▁Plant , ▁Sol om ons ▁started ▁his ▁academic ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁as ▁part - time ▁lect urer . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Stanley ▁W . ▁Row land ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁he ▁work ▁full - time , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁reader ▁in ▁account ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁He ▁worked ▁under ▁William ▁T . ▁B ax ter , ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁full - time ▁professor ▁of ▁account ing ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year .