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Dr. Llewellyn “Lew” Toulmin was born in Mobile, Alabama, the son of Harry and Mary Toulmin of Mobile, and is a descendant of Judge Harry Toulmin (1766-1823), one of the founding fathers of Alabama. Lew is a travel columnist, advisor to foreign governments, and adventurer. He is the author of the recently published non-fiction book, The Most Traveled Man on Earth.
Lew Toulmin aloft (left in white hat) in mid-Pacific, aboard the brigantine Soren Larsen
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Each month Lew writes travel columns for International Travel News and the Montgomery Sentinel (of Maryland). He has traveled to over 130 countries and 40 other semi-sovereign territories. He has worked in 30 less-developed countries on over 50 projects for the World Bank and US Agency for International Development on projects in telecommunications, disaster relief, public administration and e-government. His most recent project was helping the World Bank design an $80 million loan package to Vietnam in the area of e-government and telecommunications reform. Lew holds a Ph.D. in public administration and economics from American University in Washington, DC, an MPA from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, and a BA in political science and sociology from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Lew Toulmin at the helm of the tall ship Soren Larsen, off the coast of the real “Bali Hai”
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Based on his re-discovery and documentation of the real “Bali Hai” from South Pacific and on his other work and explorations overseas, Dr. Toulmin was elected to the prestigious Explorers Club, headed by Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mt. Everest.
Lew is a member of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Jamestowne Society, and numerous other heritage organizations. He is the Vice President of the Hereditary Order of the Families of the Presidents and First Ladies of America.
Lew and his wife Susan Little Toulmin (formerly of the Library of Congress) live in Silver Spring, Maryland and Fairhope, Alabama.
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