William
Hobson
William Hobson is primarily known as a translator of French literature, notably translating several Inspector Maigret novels by Georges Simenon for Penguin Books and the memoir Who I Am by Charlotte Rampling. He is sometimes confused with the 19th-century naval officer/first governor of NZ or the economist J.A. Hobson.
William Hobson is primarily known as a translator of French literature, notably translating several Inspector Maigret novels by Georges Simenon for Penguin Books and the memoir Who I Am by Charlotte Rampling. He is sometimes confused with the 19th-century naval officer/first governor of NZ or the economist J.A. Hobson.