William Henry Goss (30 July 1833 London - 4 January 1906 Stoke upon Trent) was an English potter notable for having started the souvenir trade in pottery. Born in London to Richard Goss and Sophia Mann, William was a student at the School of Design at Somerset House in London, from where in 1857 _he_was employed as chief artist of the Stoke upon Trent firm of William Taylor Copeland. <sep>, Pronoun: he