Local residents are being invited by Bath-based law firm Mogers to vote for their greatest Bathonian as part of a city-wide question: ‘Who is your greatest Bathonian?’.
William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus while he lived in Bath
The city of Bath is built with its Roman and Georgian splendour is famous throughout the world but so are its people.
But just who is the greatest Bathonian?
Could it be the Great British Bake Off Queen Mary Berry who recently switched on the city’s lights last week or William Herschel, who discovered the planet Uranus.
Could it be Georgian architect John Wood, the Elder who designed Queen Square and The Circus or Sir Isaac Pitman who invented shorthand?
These are the questions being posed by city law firm Mogers which has been in Bath since 1852.
Steven Treharne, Managing Partner, said: “Our forefathers have been responsible for a range of national – and international – innovation from developing the country’s first postal service to inventions still used today like Plasticine.
“The city is still home to trailblazers today from comedians to sporting heroes; at Mogers our roots are in Bath and we are proud of our heritage but like all fast-growing businesses have changed embracing innovation and technological advance on the journey.
“Today’s search started as a casual conversation between partners as to who was the Greatest Bathonian and caused such debate we thought we’d widen it out to the city itself and encourage conversation as to whether others agree with us.”
The Mogers’ team has divided the quest into categories – architects, writers, scientists/inventors, statesmen, musicians and actors, sport, art and trailblazers.
Its website – www.mogers.co.uk – has the winners of each category but who is the overall winner?
Steven said: “We are looking for people to vote for their favourite from the ones we have identified and the overall winner will be announced in February. “The curious fact about Bath is that whatever month or year you pick there is a key link to our history – February 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Admiral Arthur Phillip in Bath who was the first governor of Australia.”
Follow the debate on Twitter @mogerslaw and use the official hashtag #greatbathonian.
1 Comment
Harriet Oldridge
Friday 22nd November, 2013 at 21:08What about Bishop Reginald Fitzjocelyn de Bohun who founded Bath’s St John’s Hospital in 1174? Surely much worthier than Peter Gabriel??