British businessman and think tank founder (1915–1988)
For other people named Anthony Fisher, see Anthony Fisher (disambiguation).
Sir
Antony Fisher
AFC
Born
Antony George Anson Fisher
28 June 1915
Kensington, England
Died
8 July 1988 (1988-07-09) (aged 73)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality
British
Education
Eton College
Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation
Businessman
Known for
Founder of libertarian think-tanks
Spouse
2, including Dorian Fisher
Children
4, including Linda Whetstone
Relatives
Rachel Whetstone (granddaughter)
Sir Antony George Anson FisherAFC (28 June 1915 – 8 July 1988), nicknamed AGAF, was a British businessman and think tank founder. He participated in the formation of various libertarian organisations during the second half of the twentieth century, including the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Atlas Network. Through Atlas, he helped establish up to 150 other institutions worldwide.
Sir Antony George Anson Fisher AFC (28 June 1915 – 8 July 1988), nicknamed AGAF, was a British businessman and think tank founder. He participated in the...
conservative groups around the world. Atlas Network was founded in 1981 by AntonyFisher, a British entrepreneur, who wanted to create a means to connect various...
In 1945, AntonyFisher read an article in Reader's Digest that was a summary of The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek. Later that year, Fisher visited...
prisoner reentry, and policing. It was established in Manhattan in 1978 by AntonyFisher and William J. Casey. The institute produces materials including books...
policymakers on every continent." IPN was founded as a UK charity by Sir AntonyFisher in 1971. The mission of this body is to "Promote the advancement of...
limited government. PRI was founded in 1979 by British philanthropist AntonyFisher and a San Francisco businessman James North. The organization has an...
used it as a forum to encourage members such as AntonyFisher to pursue the think tank route. Fisher has established the Institute of Economic Affairs...
businessman T. Patrick Boyle, then a vice-president of MacMillan Bloedel. AntonyFisher, who had founded the Institute of Economic Affairs in the United Kingdom...
1955, whilst a member of the Society of Individualists, Smedley met AntonyFisher and together they founded a new research institute to propagate economic...
recently in 2016 at number 14. Whetstone's maternal grandfather was AntonyFisher, founder of several libertarian think tanks, including the Institute...
was born in Binfield, Berkshire on 17 November 1942. Her father was AntonyFisher, founder of the Institute of Economic Affairs. She gained a degree by...
globalization and free trade. In 2002 the book was selected for the Sir AntonyFisher International Memorial Award by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation...
political arenas of Nepal. In 2009, Samriddhi was awarded the Dorian & AntonyFisher Venture Grants, a program to help some of the most promising young think...
was published by Penguin in 2010 and won the Atlas Network's 2012 Sir AntonyFisher International Memorial Award. Described by the Economist as "one of...
People are Educating Themselves (James Tooley, 2009, winner of the Sir AntonyFisher International Memorial Award) The Tyranny of Silence (Flemming Rose...
publications as the winner of the Innovative Projects category of the Sir AntonyFisher International Memorial Award. On 17 October 2005, Paul Litterick of...
pin-up Ms Klein, has easily morphed into. ...His book, which won the AntonyFisher Memorial Award in 2002, counters anti-globalization arguments with facts...
Anohni and the Johnsons (previously known as Antony and the Johnsons) is a music ensemble originally based in New York City that presents the work of English...
Futura Publication. p. 159. ISBN 0-86007-206-1. OCLC 1152736386. Best, Antony; Fisher, John (2011). On the Fringes of Diplomacy: influences on British foreign...
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) – American founder of Transcendentalism AntonyFisher (1915–1988) – British philanthropist and founder of the Atlas Network...