19th century advocate of international ideal

Number 2 Mountbeacon Hill, in Bath, does not go down in historyas significant but maybe it should?

This was the home of Hodgson Pratt, who was born in Bath 184years ago today, January 10.

He was educated at Haileybury School and London University,worked in India, and later became globally prominent in the "peaceby arbitration" movement.

In 1894 his name appeared in the list of Honorary Membersinvited for the founding Congress of the International OlympicCommittee in Paris. The founder - Pierre de Coubertin - invited Hodgson as the representative of the International UniversityAlliance.

He could not attend, but in his letter of apology he said …