Occupation-Educator-University Professor-Economist

Sir William Arthur Lewis (1915-1991)

William Arthur Lewis was a public intellectual in the field of development economics, who in 1971 became the first African American to receive a Nobel Prize in category other than peace. Lewis was honored for his work in economics. Lewis was the author of 12 … Read MoreSir William Arthur Lewis (1915-1991)

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Sir William Arthur Lewis (1915-1991)