Amartya Sen

Nobel-winning economist and philosopher · age 92

Amartya Sen photo

life in chapters

6 milestones from birth to now, with Amartya's age at every one.

1930s

  1. Birth

    Born November 3, 1933

1990s

  1. age ~65 Award

    Wins the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

    laureate

    Sen was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics.

  2. age ~66 Award

    Receives India's Bharat Ratna

    recipient

    Sen was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 1999.

2010s

  1. age ~78 Award

    Awarded the U.S. National Humanities Medal

    recipient

    Sen received the National Humanities Medal in 2011 for his scholarship on economics and justice.

  2. age ~84 Award

    Wins the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science

    laureate

    Sen received the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science in 2017.

2020s

  1. age ~88 Release

    Publishes memoir 'Home in the World'

    author

    Sen published his memoir 'Home in the World' in 2021, tracing his early life and intellectual formation.

age 92 now

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