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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Economics (81) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1970s (104) 1979 (11) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1910s (117) 1915 (11) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Atlantic Ocean islands (5) Caribbean islands (3) Saint Lucia (2) Castries (2) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1990s (82) 1991 (10) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Atlantic Ocean islands (6) Caribbean islands (4) Barbados (1) Bridgetown (1) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name A-D (182) A (79) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name L-R (258) L (47) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name A-D (94) A (39) Arthur (8) 22. Shared Family Name 22. Shared Family Name L-R (24) L (5) Lewis (3) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Christianity (158) Protestant (78) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 60 - 69 (252) 65 (29) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Social Scientists and Related Workers (87) Economists (76) 33. Ethnic Origins 33. Ethnic Origins Africa (15) Sub-Saharan Africa (15) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, western (223) United Kingdom (110) 37. Worked for College or University 37. Worked for College or University North America (309) United States (303) Middle Atlantic states (33) New Jersey (16) Princeton (14) Princeton University (14) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, western (390) United Kingdom (235) London (82) London School of Economics and Political Science (20) Alumni (7) Manchester (25) University of Manchester (25) Long-term academic staff (13) North America (529) United States (521) Middle Atlantic states (178) New Jersey (70) Princeton (65) Princeton University (65) Long-term academic staff (25) 43. Affilliation with Secondary School 43. Affilliation with Secondary School Atlantic Ocean islands (2) Caribbean islands (2) Saint Lucia (2) Vigie (2) Saint Mary's College (2) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships A-D (656) A (635) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (531) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards C-D (404) D (194) Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association (41) complete name: Sir William Arthur Lewis nobel prize: economics award year: 1979 together with: Theodore Schultz prize share: Prize share: 1/2 rational: The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1979 was awarded jointly to Theodore W. Schultz and Sir Arthur Lewis "for their pioneering research into economic development research with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts given name: Arthur family name: Lewis occupation: professor occupation: economist field of work: economics work location: Princeton University, 1 Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ, 08544-0070, United States of America description: Sir William Arthur Lewis 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. image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1979. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1979/summary/> date birth: 1915 date death: 1991 usual name: William Lewis