 In 1847 Lewy was appointed professor of chemistry at Bogotá, New Granada, where he enjoyed great popularity and filled many honorary offices.He was decorated by the King of Denmark, and in 1859 was awarded the gold medal of honor.His writings have appeared in "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", "Comptes Rendus" of the French Institute (Académie des Sciences), and in "Forhandlinger ved de skandinaviske Naturforskeres fjerde Möde" (1844).