Anthony D. Smith

Anthony D. Smith
Born(1939-09-23)23 September 1939
London, England
Died19 July 2016(2016-07-19) (aged 76)
London, England
EducationOxford University (BA)
London School of Economics (MSc, DPhil)
OccupationSociologist
EmployerLondon School of Economics
TitleProfessor Emeritus

Anthony David Stephen Smith (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. He is considered one of the founders of the interdisciplinary field of nationalism studies.