Anthony Smith | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Anthony_Smith.jpg) Anthony Smith in 1995. Photo by Ali Akbar Abdolrashidi. | |
| Born | 30 March 1926 |
| Died | 7 July 2014 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, author, balloonist |
| Known for | Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean on a raft |
| Notable work | The Body (originally published in 1968 and later renamed The Human Body) |
| Television | Tomorrow's World presenter |
Anthony John Francis Smith (30 March 1926 – 7 July 2014) was, among other things, a writer, sailor, balloonist and former Tomorrow's World television presenter. He was perhaps best known for his bestselling work The Body (originally published in 1968 and later renamed The Human Body), which has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide and tied in with a BBC television series, The Human Body, known in America by the name Intimate Universe: The Human Body. The series aired in 1998 and was presented by Professor Robert Winston.
- ^ Martin Weil (26 July 2014). "Anthony Smith, adventurer who crossed the Atlantic by raft in his 80s, dies at 88". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 August 2014.