Many public figures are refugeesRefugees have shaped our world – from our understanding of science, our enjoyment of sport, the music we listen to and the food we enjoy. They are our friends, neighbours, colleagues but were you aware the following household names were also once refugees? Sigmund Freud resettled in the UK (Picture: Corbis)Sigmund FreudThe famed psychoanalyst was a refugee for the last year of his life. He fled Austria as a Jewish refugee during the Anschluss in 1938, resettled in the United Kingdom, and died there in 1939. He grew up as a refugee within his own land after the family took shelter in a dilapidated hotel.

Source: Metro June 19, 2019 23:03 UTC