W. Arthur Lewis

Sir William Arthur Lewis (23 January 1915—15 June 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field of economic development. In 1979 he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, becoming the first black person to win a Nobel Prize in a category other than peace. The fourth of five children of George and Ida Lewis, who had migrated from Antigua shortly after the turn of the century. His father George died when Arthur turned …