Editing Geoffrey Pyke (section)

== Early life ==
Pyke's father, [[Lionel Edward Pyke]], was a Jewish lawyer who died when Pyke was only five, leaving his family with no money. His mother quarrelled with relatives and made life "hell" for her children. She sent Pyke to [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington]], then a [[Independent school (UK)|public school]] mainly for the sons of Army officers. At his mother's insistence, Pyke maintained the dress and habits of an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jew]]. He became an [[atheist]] when he was thirteen.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hemming |first=Henry |url=https://www.lander.odessa.ua/doc/HenryHemming.pdf |title=The Ingenious Mr. Pyke |publisher=Public Affairs |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-61039-578-6 |location=The United States}}</ref> The persecution he suffered instilled in him a hatred of and contempt for "[[The Establishment]]".{{sfn|Perutz|2002|p=85}} After two years at Wellington, he was withdrawn, tutored privately and then admitted to [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]], to study law.{{sfn|Pyke|2002|pp=16–17}}