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Andreas Whittam Smith

British journalist · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1937 to 2025 · aged 88

Sir Andreas Whittam Smith was an English financial journalist, who was one of the founders of The Independent newspaper, which began publication in October 1986 with Whittam Smith as editor. He was a onetime president of the British Board of Film Classification.

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2025Died29 November 20252015Knight BachelorAward2003Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward2002Named Church Estates CommissionersOffice6 March 2002 to 1 June 20171937Born13 June 1937

Awards

Knight Bachelor2015
Commander of the Order of the British Empire2003

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2025 · aged 88