SIR W. ARTHUR LEWIS, 76
NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING ECONOMIST
Author: Associated Press
Date: Sunday, June 16, 1991
Page: 95
Section: OBITUARY
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Sir W. Arthur Lewis, who won a Nobel Prize in 1979 for
pioneering research on economic development in emerging countries, died
yesterday. He was 76.
A professor emeritus of political economy at Princeton, he died in his
sleep at his home in Barbados, a Princeton spokesman said.
He published a book, "The Theory of Economic Growth," in 1954 that is
regarded as the seminal study in the field.
Sir Arthur, educated at the University of London, won the Nobel Prize with
Theodore Schultz. He joined Princeton's faculty in 1963 and retired 20 years
later.
At Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs,
he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in economic development and
modern economic history.
In 1963, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
Sir Arthur leaves his wife, Gladys, two daughters and four brothers.
A funeral is planned for June 22 on the island of St. Lucia, the university
said.
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