Hobson
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Hobson may refer to:
People with the surname Hobson:
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People with the surname Hobson:
- Hobson (surname)Hobson (surname)-Academics:* Annie Leigh Hobson Broughton, American academic administrator* E. W. Hobson, English mathematician* James Allan Hobson , American psychologist, professor of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School...
In places:
- Hobson, County DurhamHobson, County DurhamHobson is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the south of Burnopfield, north of Stanley and Annfield Plain.Hobson was a pit village, the colliery was named Burnopfield Colliery and was sunk in 1742 and closed in 1968....
, a village in England - Hobson, MontanaHobson, MontanaHobson is a city in Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hobson is located at ....
, United States - Hobson, TexasHobson, TexasHobson is an unincorporated community in Karnes County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 135 in 2000.- External links :...
, United States - Hobson County, New Zealand, a former local authority in New Zealand.
In politics:
- Hobson (New Zealand electorate)Hobson (New Zealand electorate)-Population Centres:The electorate is in the Northland Region, and includes the following population centres:-History:The Hobson electorate existed from 1946 , to 1978 when the name reverted back to Bay of Islands...
See also
- Hobson-JobsonHobson-JobsonHobson-Jobson is the short title of Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive, a historical dictionary of Anglo-Indian words and terms from Indian languages which came into use during the...
, alternative title of a book and a phrase in English - Hobson's choiceHobson's choiceA Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered. As a person may refuse to take that option, the choice is therefore between taking the option or not; "take it or leave it". The phrase is said to originate with Thomas Hobson , a livery stable owner in Cambridge, England...
, a free choice in which only one option is offered.