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 Pratt Co the Henry Pratt Company and then transferred ownership in 1999 to a private investment group headed by Credit Suisse. From 1999 to 2003, Pratt acquired the Ardillo Corporation, assets of Lindsey Fabricators, Inc., Virginia Valve, CCNE, Inc., Hydro Gate Corporation, Milliken Valve Company and Jingmen Pratt Valve, Co., Ltd. The Henry Pratt Company is a subsidiary of the Mueller Water Products Company. Henry Pratt Co added plunger valves to their product line in 2011, and air valves in 2012. The tradition of heavy investment in research and development continues at the Henry Pratt Company. As a result, Pratt holds numerous