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Who was Fick’s Pool named after?Letter

Who was Fick’s Pool named after?

Following uncertainty over who Fick’s Pool was named after, research suggests that Josias Servaas Fick (1830-1919) carries the honour, after two candidates were previously thought to be the true candidates.

Paper of 25 September 2026
Paper of 18 September 2026
Letter

Missing the point

Last week’s letter of complaint about the U3A meeting notice regarding Dr Abedian’s lecture on Iran, K Enslin missed the quotation marks around “Great Satan” and “Little Satan”.