Anthony D. Smith | |
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Born | London, England | 23 September 1939
Died | 19 July 2016 London, England | (aged 76)
Education | Oxford University (BA) London School of Economics (MSc, DPhil) |
Occupation | Sociologist |
Employer | London School of Economics |
Title | Professor Emeritus |
Anthony David Stephen Smith[1] (23 September 1939 – 19 July 2016) was a British historical sociologist who, at the time of his death, was Professor Emeritus of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics.[2] He is considered one of the founders of the interdisciplinary field of nationalism studies.