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The man on the Clapham omnibus


 

The man on the Clapham omnibus is a term used in English Law to signify an educated and intelligent but non-specialist person.

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The term derives from a quotation of a phrase of Lord Justice Bowen (who was counsel in the Tichborne Case) in the case of McQuire v. Western Morning News 2 KB 100. Clapham is an unremarkable English neighbourhood in south London, said to consist of ordinary people. Omnibus means a public transport bus.

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Lord Justice Bowen - Counsel - Tichborne Case - KB - Clapham - English - Neighbourhood - London - Omnibus

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Friedrich Kekulé (the organic chemist who is best known for imagining the ring structure of benzene) had a dream of 'dancing atoms' on an omnibus in Clapham.

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Friedrich Kekulé - Organic chemist - Benzene - Omnibus - Clapham

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