Asher Achinstein

Achinstein was born on December 6, 1900, in New York City.^[1] He was Jewish.^[1] He graduated with a B.A. from the City College of New York and with a M.A. and PhD. from Columbia University.^[1][2] He worked for the New York State Board of Housing.^[1] In 1951, he accepted a position with the Legislative Reference Service of the Library of Congress conducting economic research for the members of Congress; he remained in the position until 1970.^[2] In 1954, he was appointed to the Council of Economic Advisers by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.^[2]

In 1950, Achinstein published Introduction to Business Cycles.^[2]

In the 1930s, he married Betty Comras (died 1964); they had one son, philosopher Peter J. Achinstein.^[2] In 1965, he married Martha Levitsky.^[2] He died on September 20, 1998, in Cross Keys.^[2]