Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2017 20:42:51 GMT 7
Renowned political commentator Prof Anthony King has died at the age of 82.
His death was confirmed by the University of Essex where he taught government from 1966.
Prof King was a regular commentator on British elections and helped the BBC with its coverage for 20 years.
BBC broadcaster David Dimbleby said "It's very sad news, completely unexpected to me. Tony King was passionate about the way government worked, he was extraordinary."
Born in Canada, Prof King moved to the UK in the 1950s and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he gained a doctorate in politics.
He went on to become one of Britain's leading experts in the political sciences and wrote extensively on the people and trends that have shaped Parliament over the past 50 years.
www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-38596584
His death was confirmed by the University of Essex where he taught government from 1966.
Prof King was a regular commentator on British elections and helped the BBC with its coverage for 20 years.
BBC broadcaster David Dimbleby said "It's very sad news, completely unexpected to me. Tony King was passionate about the way government worked, he was extraordinary."
Born in Canada, Prof King moved to the UK in the 1950s and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he gained a doctorate in politics.
He went on to become one of Britain's leading experts in the political sciences and wrote extensively on the people and trends that have shaped Parliament over the past 50 years.
www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-38596584
