Career
Wolff was born in Hong Kong, the eldest son of a family of four children. On his family’s return to England he was educated at Shirley House Preparatory School and Beaumont College in Windsor. They then had five children: Jennifer, John, Carolyn, Richard (twin) and Christine (twin).
In 1929, Wolff joined the family firm Rudolf Wolff & Company
In the Second World War, Wolff served in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and was promoted to the rank of Captain. From 1970-1977 Wolff became the Committee Chairman of the London Metal Exchange helping establishing the LME’s international reputation.
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1975. He died on 26 January 1988, aged 77, in Marylebone, London.
In 2015, his great-grandson Daniel Wolff competed in the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Los Angeles