Anthony King (political scientist)
Anthony Stephen King (born November 17, 1934 in Canada - † January 12, 2017 ) was a Canadian - British political scientist and university professor with a research focus on election research .
Life
King was born in Canada and studied at Queen's University and the University of Oxford . He emigrated to Great Britain in the 1950s, where he taught at the University of Essex after completing his doctorate in Oxford . From 1972 to 1977 he was editor of the British Journal of Political Science . From 1983 to 2005 he was an election analyst for the BBC . King died in 2017 at the age of 82.
He was a member of the Academia Europaea and the British Academy . In 1993 he was accepted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Web links
- Entry to the University of Essex
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anthony King, face of BBC election night coverage, dies aged 82 , The Guardian , published January 12, 2017, accessed February 4, 2017.
- ^ Members of the American Academy. Listed by election year, 1950-1999. (PDF, 226 kB) at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | King, Anthony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | King, Anthony Stephen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian-British political scientist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 2017 |