Anthony King (professor)
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Anthony Stephen "Tony" King FBA (17 November 1934 – 12 January 2017) was a Canadian-born British professor of government, psephologist and commentator. He was best known for his work at the University of Essex. He was considered a leading expert of democracy. He was also the BBC television analyst on election night from 1983 to 2005. He moved to the United Kingdom in the 1950s.
He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1998.[1]
King died on 12 January 2017 at the age of 82.[2]
References
- ↑ Anthony KingAcademia Europaea.
- ↑ Kettle, Martin. Anthony King, face of BBC election night coverage, dies aged 82. The Guardian (12 January 2017). Retrieved 12 January 2017.
Other websites
- Anthony King Archived 2010-11-20 at the Wayback Machine profile at the University of Essex website