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Sir
Antony Fisher
AFC
Born
Antony George Anson Fisher

28 June 1915
Kensington, England
Died8 July 1988 (1988-07-09) (aged 73)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
NationalityBritish
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of libertarian think-tanks
Spouse2, including Dorian Fisher
Children4, including Linda Whetstone
RelativesRachel Whetstone (granddaughter)

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 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.

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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...

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Atlas Network

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conservative groups around the world. Atlas Network was founded in 1981 by Antony Fisher, a British entrepreneur, who wanted to create a means to connect various...

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Institute of Economic Affairs

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In 1945, Antony Fisher read an article in Reader's Digest that was a summary of The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek. Later that year, Fisher visited...

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Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

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prisoner reentry, and policing. It was established in Manhattan in 1978 by Antony Fisher and William J. Casey. The institute produces materials including books...

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International Policy Network

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policymakers on every continent." IPN was founded as a UK charity by Sir Antony Fisher in 1971. The mission of this body is to "Promote the advancement of...

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Pacific Research Institute

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limited government. PRI was founded in 1979 by British philanthropist Antony Fisher and a San Francisco businessman James North. The organization has an...

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Mont Pelerin Society

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used it as a forum to encourage members such as Antony Fisher to pursue the think tank route. Fisher has established the Institute of Economic Affairs...

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Fraser Institute

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businessman T. Patrick Boyle, then a vice-president of MacMillan Bloedel. Antony Fisher, who had founded the Institute of Economic Affairs in the United Kingdom...

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Oliver Smedley

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1955, whilst a member of the Society of Individualists, Smedley met Antony Fisher and together they founded a new research institute to propagate economic...

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Rachel Whetstone

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recently in 2016 at number 14. Whetstone's maternal grandfather was Antony Fisher, founder of several libertarian think tanks, including the Institute...

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Linda Whetstone

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was born in Binfield, Berkshire on 17 November 1942. Her father was Antony Fisher, founder of the Institute of Economic Affairs. She gained a degree by...

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Johan Norberg

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globalization and free trade. In 2002 the book was selected for the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation...

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Samriddhi The Prosperity Foundation

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political arenas of Nepal. In 2009, Samriddhi was awarded the Dorian & Antony Fisher Venture Grants, a program to help some of the most promising young think...

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Ann Bernstein

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was published by Penguin in 2010 and won the Atlas Network's 2012 Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award. Described by the Economist as "one of...

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Cato Institute

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People are Educating Themselves (James Tooley, 2009, winner of the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award) The Tyranny of Silence (Flemming Rose...

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Maxim Institute

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publications as the winner of the Innovative Projects category of the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award. On 17 October 2005, Paul Litterick of...

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In Defense of Global Capitalism

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pin-up Ms Klein, has easily morphed into. ...His book, which won the Antony Fisher Memorial Award in 2002, counters anti-globalization arguments with facts...

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Anohni and the Johnsons

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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...

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Alfred de Rothschild

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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...

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Outline of libertarianism

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