12 Facts About Anthony Sampson

Anthony Terrell Seward Sampson was a British writer and journalist.

Anthony Sampson was the grandson of the linguist John Sampson, of whom he wrote a biography, The Scholar Gypsy: The Quest For A Family Secret.

Anthony Sampson gave Nelson Mandela advice on Mandela's famous 1964 defence speech at the trial which led to his conviction for life.

In 1951 Anthony Sampson went to Johannesburg, South Africa, to become editor of the magazine Drum, remaining there for four years.

Anthony Sampson was the author of a series of books, starting with Anatomy of Britain, in which he explored the workings of the British state and other major social institutions, in particular the large corporation.

Anthony Sampson took an interest in broad political and economic power structures, but he saw power as personal.

Anthony Sampson occasionally offered psychoanalytical interpretations of power players, as in this passage from The Money Lenders:.

Anthony Sampson was a personal friend of Nelson Mandela before Mandela became politically active.

In 1964 Anthony Sampson attended the Rivonia Trial in support of Mandela and other ANC leaders, and in 1999 he published the authorised biography of Mandela.

Anthony Sampson was a founding member of the now defunct Social Democratic Party.

Anthony Sampson married Sally on his return from South Africa.

Anthony Sampson was a Justice of the Peace and was a bench chairman of the Youth Court at Camberwell, London.