Hugo Pratt origin, his maternal grandfather was of Marrano (Jewish) descent, and his grandmother was of Turkish origin. He was also related to actor Boris Karloff (né William Henry Pratt). In 1937, Pratt moved with his mother to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), joining his father who was working there following the conquest of that country by Benito Mussolini's Italy. Pratt's father, a professional Italian soldier, was captured in 1941 by British troops and in late 1942, died from disease as a prisoner of war. The same year, Hugo Pratt and his mother were interned in a prison camp at Dirédaoua, where he would buy
Henry C. Pratt (merchant) gardens as his showplace until he sold it in 1836, two years before his death. Lemon Hill then had a succession of individual owners until 1844, when it was purchased by the City of Philadelphia. He died on February 6, 1838 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Christ Church Burial Ground. Henry C. Pratt (merchant) Henry Charles Pratt (17611838) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 14, 1761, one of six children born to Matthew Pratt (1734–1805) and Elizabeth Moore (1739–1777). He was a successful merchant-trader and real estate developer. He began his career as a merchant-trader after the