Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-10621, 33-21756, 33-34288, 33-48858, 33-54233
and 33-28981) of United Asset Management Corporation of our report dated
February 2, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the
Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
February 2, 2000 relating to the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears in
this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 21, 2000