ry ) ▁people ▁of ▁British ▁and ▁Japanese ▁descent <0x0A> </s> ▁Freder ik ▁L ode w ijk ▁Pol ak ▁( 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁Amsterdam ▁– ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Wass ena ar ) ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁found ing ▁f athers ▁of ▁fut ures ▁studies , ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁the or ising ▁the ▁central ▁role ▁of ▁imag ined ▁alternative ▁fut ures ▁in ▁his ▁classic ▁work ▁The ▁Image ▁of ▁the ▁Future . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁ ▁Pol ak ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Pol ak , ▁viol in ▁builder ▁and ▁concert master ▁of ▁the ▁Con cert geb ouw ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁Jan et ▁K iek , ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁first ▁Home ▁Econom ics ▁Bud get ▁Bureau . ▁He ▁studied ▁law ▁and ▁econom ics ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁and , ▁before ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁chain ▁of ▁stores ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁he ▁married ▁the ▁poet ▁Louise ▁Mo or . ▁As ▁a ▁Jew , ▁Pol ak ▁spent ▁the ▁war ▁years ▁in ▁hiding ▁and ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁Ph D ▁th esis ▁in ▁philosophy . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁staff ▁member ▁and ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ' ▁Central ▁Pl anning ▁Bureau , ▁personal ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁( Art ▁and ▁Science ), ▁ad visor ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁government ▁for ▁Full ▁Emp loyment , ▁Professor ▁of