William Ransom (January 28, 1826 in Hitchin – 1914) was a UK botanist, pharmacist , archaeologist and founder of the UK's oldest independent pharmaceutical company.
He was a Quaker and owned a pharmacy in the center of Hitchin where he lived all his life.
[1] [2] [3] Several places in Hitchin bear his name, notably the physic garden near the library and William Ransom Primary School.