Early Life and Influences Born: Lansdale, Pennsylvania (1925) Died: 2011 in London, England Russell Conwell Hoban was born to Abram T. Hoban, an advertising manager for the *Jewish Daily Forward*, and Jeanette Dimmerman. His father's socialist leanings and exposure to Yiddish culture significantly influenced his worldview. Named after Russell Conwell, a Baptist minister and founder of Temple University. Briefly attended Temple University before enlisting in the Army during World War II. Military Service and Early Career Served as a radio operator in the Philipp…