Famous Ethicists: Amartya Sen

Name: Amartya Sen

Born: 3 November 1933 (age 79)

Birthplace: West Bengal, India

Nationality: Indian

Institution: Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Jadavpur University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of Oxford, Delhi School of Economics, University of Calcutta, London School of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University

Field: Welfare economics, development economics, ethics

Contributions: Human development theory

Awards: Nobel Prize in Economics (1998), Bharat Ratna (1999), National Humanities Medal (2012)[2]

Born: 3 November 1933 (age 79)

Birthplace: West Bengal, India

Nationality: Indian

Institution: Harvard University, University of Cambridge, Jadavpur University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of Oxford, Delhi School of Economics, University of Calcutta, London School of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University

Field: Welfare economics, development economics, ethics

Contributions: Human development theory

Awards: Nobel Prize in Economics (1998), Bharat Ratna (1999), National Humanities Medal (2012)[2]