Sir W. Arthur Lewis Google Doodle: Google celebrates St. Lucian economist, Professor, and author, Mr. W. Arthur Lewis, who is considered one of the pioneers in the field of development economics and modern, with a doodle on Thursday. Illustrated by Manchester-based guest artist Camilla Rowe.
Forty-one years ago on this day in 1979, Lewis was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics for his pioneering work on modeling economic forces affecting developing countries.
Lewis was also the first black faculty member at the London School of economics, the first black person to hold a chair at a British university (at the University of Manchester), and the first black instructor to receive a full professorship at Princeton University.
Born Louis on January 23, 1915 in Castries in the island of St. Lucia and the Caribbean, at that time a British colony, and received a government grant in 1932, despite facing challenges with racial discrimination.
Went to study at the London School of Economics, where he eventually earned a Ph. D. in Industrial Economics. Lewis quickly climbed the ranks of academia and 33 was a full professor-one of the highest distinctions of a proven Professor.
Lewis turned his focus to World Economic History and economic development and in 1954 published his foundational article "economic development with an unlimited supply of Labor."Among many valuable achievements, Lewis has contributed influential work to the United Nations and shared his experience as an advisor to governments in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. He also helped establish the Caribbean Development Bank and served as its first president.
In honor of his lifetime achievements, the British government awarded Lewis the title in 1963.
He last breathed on June 15, 1991 in Bridgetown, Barbados and was buried in the grounds of St. Lucian Community College named in his honor.
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