One of the most remarkable men who ever lived. His full name name was Hugo Artemis Solon Saturnicus Reginald Arthur Rune. He was a mystic, magus and master of the arts magickal. Poet, painter and prophet. Guru to gurus and best-dressed man of 1933. The most influential piece of his works must be the Book of Ultimate Truths which contains information that would - when published in it's entirety - change the course of human history for good.
Hugo Rune is actually a character appearing in several books by Robert Rankin. According to a unverifiable source, this man of great wisdom is based on Robert Rankin's father.