Wolfe, George, 1904-1990

George Victor Wolfe (1904-1990) was born Georg Victor Wolf in Vienna, Austria on September 24, 1904 to Emil Wolf (1864-1942), a lawyer, and Rosa Wolf (neé Stein; 1870-1937). George had an older sister named Gertrud Charlotte (1899-1957) who immigrated to England and later to the United States.

George studied history, law, government, and philosophy at the University of Vienna and received his Ph.D. in History in 1928. Upon graduation, George began to study law exclusively and received his J.D. in 1930 from the University of Vienna. He worked as an assistant in his father's law office as well as for several courts until he was sworn in as an attorney in January 1938. However, in June of that same year the Nazis forbade him to practice law.

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