Hugo Wolfram ( ; 1925 – 15 September 2015) was an English businessman and novelist, of

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origin. He served as managing director of the Lurex Company, makers of the fabric

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, and was the author of three novels including ''Into a Neutral Country'', a

psychological novel In literature, psychological fiction (also psychological realism) is a narrative genre that emphasizes interior characterization and motivation to explore the spiritual, emotional, and mental lives of its characters. The mode of narration examin ...

about the experience of refugees and the predicament of "displaced persons".

Biography

Hugo Wolfram was born in Germany, emigrating to England in 1933.Hugo Wolfram. 1925-
, Jüdische Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller in Westfalen. When World War II broke out, young Hugo left school at 15 and subsequently found it hard to get a job since he was an

enemy alien In customary international law, an enemy alien is any alien native, citizen, denizen or subject of any foreign nation or government with which a domestic nation or government is in conflict and who is liable to be apprehended, restrained, secur ...

. As an adult, he took correspondence courses in philosophy and psychology.Telling a good yarn by Jenny Lunnon
Oxford Times, Thursday 21 September 2006. He was the father of computer scientist

Stephen Wolfram Stephen Wolfram ( ; born 29 August 1959) is a British-American computer scientist, physicist, and businessman. He is known for his work in computer algebra and theoretical physics. In 2012, he was named a fellow of the American Mathematical So ...

and British technologist and businessman

Conrad Wolfram Conrad Wolfram (born 10 June 1970) is a British Technology, technologist and businessman known for his work in information technology and mathematics education reform. In June 2020, Wolfram released his first book, ''The Math(s) Fix: An Educati ...

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