▁Jewish ▁orig ins . ▁His ▁father ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁fine ▁art ▁deal er , ▁but ▁was ▁persu aded ▁to ▁run ▁his ▁own ▁building ▁business ▁instead ▁by ▁his ▁wife . ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children , ▁but ▁their ▁first ▁child ▁died , ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁protect ive ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁surv iving ▁children . ▁W ool f ▁lived ▁in ▁New castle - up on - Ty ne ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁about ▁five ▁years ▁old , ▁when ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Glasgow , ▁Scotland ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁Glasgow ▁Academy ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁F ettes ▁College , ▁an ▁Edinburgh ▁public ▁school , ▁where ▁he ▁mostly ▁enjoyed ▁his ▁time ▁and ▁had ▁support ive ▁friends . ▁ ▁W ool f ▁formed ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁sense ▁of ▁justice ▁and ▁fair ness ▁from ▁his ▁experiences ▁at ▁F ettes ▁College . ▁On ▁one ▁occasion ▁while ▁comb ing ▁his ▁hair , ▁W ool f ▁lean ed ▁into ▁a ▁neighbour ing ▁d orm itory ▁cub icle ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁mirror . ▁A ▁pre fect ▁reported ▁this ▁as ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁strict ▁rules ▁about ▁being ▁in ▁other ▁pup ils ' ▁cub icles , ▁but ▁W ool f ▁felt ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁broken ▁the ▁rules ▁because ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁his ▁feet ▁inside ▁the ▁cub icle ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁appe aled ▁for ▁fair ness , ▁but ▁his ▁hous em aster , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁army , ▁increased ▁W ool f ' s ▁pun ishment ▁from ▁six ▁stro kes ▁of ▁the ▁can e ▁to ▁eight . ▁ ▁W ool f ▁had