David Edward Lewis

David (Dafydd) Edward Lewis (7 March 1866 – 17 August 1941) was a Welsh businessman and philanthropist.[1]

Lewis was born in Llanrhystud near Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales, the son of David Lewis, a farmer, and his wife Catherine, née Mason.[1]

Lewis migrated to Melbourne, Australia, in 1890; opening a drapery shop in 1902 which became a successful business. In 1928 he donated £2000 to the engineering school of the University of Melbourne for laboratory extensions.[1]

After his death, his will established the Dafydd Lewis Trust, with a £700,000 endowment. This provided scholarships for full-time degree courses (other than in theology, arts, music or education) at the University of Melbourne for boys from Victorian state schools whose parents could not afford to pay for a university education.

References
  1. T. A. Hazell, 'Lewis, David Edward (Dafydd) (1866 - 1941)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, MUP, 1986, p. 86. Retrieved 5 September 2010
  • Serle, Percival (1949). "Lewis, David Edward". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  • Dafydd Lewis Trust retrieved 5 September 2010



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