John Paget Figg-Hoblyn Ph.D (Biological science) (January 25, 1926 – June 12, 2011)[citation needed] was a university professor, and taxonomist.
He came to public attention when a BBC documentary was broadcast about the search for him in 1994, after he had failed to claim an inheritance which included Fir Hill Manor.
[2] The Official Solicitor was appointed in 1972 to manage the estate for John Figg-Hoblyn in the 1970s when they lost contact with him.
[2] The BBC documentary discovered Figg-Hoblyn was living in a caravan park in California, United States,[2] where he and his sister, Peggy, were following a low-key lifestyle trading in organic produce.
][citation needed] Figg-Hoblyn was educated at Stanford University, California, United States.