Terence Hutchison dies

Goncalo Fonseca tells the HES below that Terence W. Hutchison has died.  I came to know his work  through that of Sam Hollander.  I failed initially to understand the significance of his assessment of Jevons on experimental legislation.  This was my own shortcoming; I soon came to appreciate the significance of all he wrote.   He attended the first professional presentation I made, as a young assistant professor at William and Mary, a paper in which I criticized his characterization of Jevons on policy.  I like to think that kindness (not lack of interest) prevented him from publicly taking me down a notch -- the paper wasn't particularly good and I'm sure he could have done so.  He was a tremendous source of ideas and knowledge for all of us.
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Dear HESers,

I have just received news that Terence W. Hutchison died, aged 95, at 1300
hours today, 5 October 2007 in Winchester, UK.

As everyone here knows, Prof. Hutchison was particularly highly regarded
among historians of economics and his passing will be received with much
sorrow.  A great loss.

Goncalo Fonseca