Thomas Hobson – Axios Press

Thomas Hobson

1544 – 1631

English

Stable keeper. In the language of valuation, a Hobson's choice is one in which there really is no choice. This derives from Hobson who allowed Cambridge University students to choose any horse so long as it was the first in line.

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