Hugo Wolfram

Hugo Wolfram (/ˈwʊlfrəm/ WUUL-frəm; 1925 – 15 September 2015) was an English businessman and novelist,^[3] of German Jewish origin. He served as managing director of the Lurex Company, makers of the fabric Lurex, and was the author of three novels^[4][5] including Into a Neutral Country,^[6] a psychological novel about the experience of refugees and the predicament of "displaced persons".^[7]

Hugo Wolfram
Born	1925 Bochum, Germany
Died	15 September 2015 (aged 90)[1][2] Oxford, England[2]
Known for	Businessman
Spouse	Sybil Misch
Children	Stephen Wolfram Conrad Wolfram

Biography

Hugo Wolfram was born in Germany, emigrating to England in 1933.^[8] 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. As an adult, he took correspondence courses in philosophy and psychology.^[4]

He was the father of computer scientist Stephen Wolfram and British technologist and businessman Conrad Wolfram.