Acheson J. Duncan ’25

Acheson John "Ach" Duncan, a loyal and outstanding member of '25, died Jan. 7, 1995. He had a preeminent career as an economist in the field of statistics and quality control.

Born in Leonia, N.J., he won the. Class of 1892 prize in math, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated with highest honors. He was also in the University and Triangle Club orchestras and in Arbor Inn Club. He spent a year as an actuary with an insurance company and obtained his master's and Ph.D. degrees at the graduate college, then became an associate professor of economics. He transferred to Johns Hopkins, and taught there until he retired in 1971.

In 1942, he was inducted into the Army; he served as an advisor to the Japanese government during the occupation. One of the books he wrote has been printed in five editions and translated into two foreign languages. He also worked as a consultant to the government and to many businesses. He was a deacon in the First Presbyterian Church in Princeton and was active in the Roland Park Church in Baltimore. He was a member of the Nassau Club and of the Johns Hopkins Club.

He was married to Helen Foster, who died a week after he did. They arc survived by her children, Catherine Black and Joseph Foster, and by seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.