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Revision as of 13:42, 9 November 2010
No single person was more important in encouraging the spread of think tanks than Sir Antony Fisher. A Royal Air Force pilot in World War II and successful businessman, Fisher sought advice from Nobel Laureate Friedrich Hayek on how to stop the spread of collectivism and to encourage a resurgence of classical liberal ideas. "Don't go into politics, Focus instead on the world of ideas" is what Hayek told him. [1]
History
Early Life
Later Life
Legacy
Fisher supplied money which started and maintained an annual think tank conference. By the time of his death, he had helped start more than 3 dozen think tanks.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Frost, G.(2002) Antony Fisher: Champion of Liberty London, Profile Books
- ↑ 1. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZJ7phRjZmUsC&pg=PA254&dq=founder+of+think++tanks+antony+fisher&hl=en&ei=LFPQTJzDN8bvsga84dyPAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=fisher&f=false
