Antony Fisher
| Antony Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1915 |
| Died |
8 July 1988 (aged 73) San Francisco |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | 2, including Dorian Fisher |
| Children | 4, including Linda Whetstone |
| Relatives | Rachel Whetstone (granddaughter) |
Sir Antony Fisher (Antony George Anson Fisher, also nicknamed AGAF) (28 June 1915 – 8 July 1988) was a British businessman and propagandist. 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.
Antony Fisher was born on 28 June 1915. He was only two years old when his father was killed by a sniper in Gaza during World War One.
He was educated at Eton College. He graduated from the Trinity College, Cambridge with a degree in engineering. During the Second World War, he served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force.
After World War II, he was alarmed by the election of a Labour government, the nationalisation of industry, and the introduction of central economic planning. In 1945, Fisher had read Road to Serfdom by Austrian economist F. A. Hayek which influenced his thinking. Fisher sought out Hayek at the London School of Economics where he taught and talked about his plans to go into politics. Hayek, however, convinced him that think-tanks were the best medium for effecting political change.
In 1952, he undertook a study trip to the United States, where he visited the new Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). F. A. Harper of the FEE introduced Fisher to former colleagues from the Agriculture Department of Cornell University, who showed him intensive chicken farming techniques with which Fisher was very impressed. He returned home to start England's first battery cage chicken farm, Buxted Chickens, which eventually made him a millionaire.
He used his fortune to set up the influential Institute of Economic Affairs with Ralph Harris in 1955.
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