| Arthur Gavshon | |
| Birth Name: | Arthur Leslie Gavshon |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Death Place: | London, United Kingdom |
| Education: | Pretoria Boys High School |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Spouse: | Audrey Ross |
| Children: | 3 daughters |
| Relatives: | Anton Harber |
Arthur Leslie Gavshon (28 August 1916 – 24 July 1995) was a London-based South African journalist. He was a reporter for the Associated Press, and the author of three books of investigative journalism.
Arthur Gavshon was born on 28 August 1916 in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] His parents were Lithuanian Jewish refugees.[1] [2]
Gavshon was educated at the Pretoria Boys High School.[1]
Gavshon began his career at Express, a newspaper based in Johannesburg.[2] He was also the associate editor of Libertas, a magazine opposed to the National Party's non-interventionist policy during World War II.[2] After serving in the South African Army in Italy and North Africa during the war, he joined the Associated Press in 1945.[1] He was the AP's London correspondent from 1947 to 1960, and later worked in Washington, D.C. as well as the AP's European correspondent.[2] He retired in 1981.[2]
Gavshon was the author of three books of investigative journalism.[1] He was a critic of apartheid.[2]
Gavshon married Audrey Ross in Hampstead, London in 1954.[1] [3] He was related to journalist Anton Harber.[2] They had three daughters, Laura T Gavshon in 1955,[4] Helena K Gavshon in 1957,[5] and Evelyn A Gavshon in 1960.[6] He died on 24 July 1995 in London.[1]