Hoffman
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Hoffmann and Hofmann are German surnames (meaning man of the yard, court or peasant) which in American English or Eastern European languages are often rendered as Hoffman, Hofman, Hofmann and also Huffman and Gofman.
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- Abbie HoffmanAbbie HoffmanAbbot Howard "Abbie" Hoffman was a political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ....
(1936–1989), social activist of prominence in the 1960s and 1970s - Al HoffmanAl HoffmanAl Hoffman , a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame since 1984, was a hit songwriter active in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, usually co-writing with others and responsible for number one hits through each decade, many of which are still sung and recorded today...
(1902–1960), songwriter - Alice HoffmanAlice HoffmanAlice Hoffman is an American novelist and young-adult and children's writer, best known for her 1996 novel Practical Magic, which was adapted for a 1998 film of the same name...
(born 1952), American author - Andreas HoffmanAndreas HoffmanAndreas Hoffman studied directly from Grandmaster Wai Yan from 1986 until 1996, when He inherited the title of Grand Master, but this claim has been objected. Today Hoffman disseminates his family lineage of Chi Sim Weng Chun/Weng Chun Kuen world-wide...
, German Martial Artist - Barbara HoffmanBarbara HoffmanBarbara Hoffman is a former infielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 133 lb., she batted and threw right handed....
(born 1931), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player - Bill HoffmanBill HoffmanWilliam Joseph Hoffman was a professional baseball player. He pitched in three games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1939.-Statistics:-External links:* *...
(1918–2004), professional baseball player - Calvin HoffmanCalvin HoffmanCalvin Hoffman, born Leo Hochman , was an American theater press agent and writer who popularized the notion that playwright Christopher Marlowe was the actual author of the works attributed to William Shakespeare...
(died 1987), American theater press agent and writer - Charles E. HoffmanCharles E. HoffmanCharles "Charlie" E. Hoffman is an American business executive, having served two publicly traded companies as CEO for over 10 years. Hoffman was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Covad Communications Group from June 2001 to April 2008...
(born 1949), Chief Executive Officer - Carl von HoffmanCarl von HoffmanKarl von Hoffman was a soldier, adventurer, author, and photographer of German ancestry. He was a descendant of Melchior Hoffman; journalist Nicholas von Hoffman is his son....
(1889–1982), adventurer - Charles Fenno HoffmanCharles Fenno HoffmanCharles Fenno Hoffman was an American author, poet and editor associated with the Knickerbocker group in New York.-Biography:...
(1806–1884), American author and poet - David Zvi HoffmanDavid Zvi HoffmanDavid Zvi Hoffmann , was an Orthodox Rabbi and Torah Scholar. Born in Verbó in 1843, he attended various Yeshivas in his native town before he entered the college at Pressburg, from which he graduated in 1865...
(1843–1921), rabbi in Germany - Doug HoffmanDoug HoffmanDouglas L. "Doug" Hoffman is an American businessman, accountant and former congressional candidate. He was the Conservative Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2009 special election for New York's 23rd congressional district. On November 3, 2009, he was defeated by...
(born 1953), politician, congressional candidate - Dustin HoffmanDustin HoffmanDustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters....
(born 1937), actor - Edward J. HoffmanEdward J. HoffmanEdward Joseph Hoffman helped invent the first human PET scanner, a commonly used whole-body scanning procedure for detecting diseases like cancer. Hoffman, with Michael Phelps, developed the Positron Emission Tomography scanner in 1973.Hoffman was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a BS...
(1942–2004), professor and co-inventor of the PET scanner - Elaine Hoffman-WattsElaine Hoffman-WattsElaine Hoffman-Watts is a klezmer drummer from Philadelphia, USA. She comes from a line of klezmer musicians from what is now Ukraine and is the daughter of Jacob Hoffman, a klezmer xylophone player and bandleader from the 1920s who also played with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ballets Russes...
, American klezmer drummer - Glenn HoffmanGlenn HoffmanGlenn Edward Hoffman is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball and the current third base coach for the San Diego Padres...
(born 1958), former shortstop - Guy HoffmanGuy HoffmanGuy Hoffman is a drummer and vocalist, formerly of such bands as Oil Tasters, BoDeans, Violent Femmes and Absinthe. He is a composer for such films as Field Day and a founding member of Radio Romeo.-Life:...
(born 1954), drummer and vocalist - H. Lawrence HoffmanH. Lawrence HoffmanH. Lawrence Hoffman was an illustrator in the 1940s for Popular Library, Ballantine, and Random House. He continued illustrating into the 1970s.- Illustrated :...
, illustrator - Harold G. HoffmanHarold G. HoffmanHarold Giles Hoffman was an American politician, a Republican who served as the 41st Governor of New Jersey, from 1935 to 1938. He also served two terms representing in the United States House of Representatives, from 1927 to 1931.-Early life:Hoffman was born in South Amboy, New Jersey to Frank...
(1896–1954), American politician and governor of New Jersey - Jackie HoffmanJackie HoffmanJacqueline Laura Hoffman , known as Jackie Hoffman, is an American actress and stand-up comedian known for her facially-contorting expressions, and one-woman shows of Jewish-themed original songs and monologues...
(born 1960), American actress and stand-up comedian - Jay Hoffman (rugby league)Jay Hoffman (rugby league)Jay Hoffman is an Australian former professional rugby league player for theCanberra Raiders in the New South Wales Rugby League competition. Hoffman primarily played at hooker. He is the father of Melbourne Storm second-rower, Ryan Hoffman.Prior to his move to Canberra, Hoffman played for...
(born 1958), Australian rugby league footballer - Jeffrey A. HoffmanJeffrey A. HoffmanJeffrey Alan Hoffman, Ph.D. is an American former NASA astronaut and currently a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT....
(born 1944), astronaut - Jerzy HoffmanJerzy HoffmanJerzy Hoffman is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is the father of early Macintosh development team member Joanna Hoffman.-Selected filmography:*Battle of Warsaw 1920...
(born 1932), Polish film director and screenwriter - John Thompson Hoffman (1828–1888), governor of New York state and mayor of New York City
- Josh HoffmanJosh HoffmanJosh Hoffman is an Australian-born professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos of the National Rugby League.-Playing career:...
(born 1988), Australian rugby league footballer - Joshua HoffmanJoshua HoffmanDr. Joshua Hoffman is a tenured American author and philosopher at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Hoffman's primary contributions to the fields of philosophy and rational theology include a number of written works exploring the history of philosophy, metaphysics, and the divine...
, American philosopher - Josiah Ogden Hoffman, Sr. (1766–1837), New York State Attorney General 1795–1802
- Julius HoffmanJulius HoffmanJulius J. Hoffman was a Chicago, Illinois, attorney and judge and former law partner of Richard J. Daley who achieved notoriety for his role in the Chicago Seven trial.-Early life:...
(1895–1983), presiding judge in the Chicago Eight trial - Lauren HoffmanLauren HoffmanLauren Hoffman is an American singer-songwriter. She was signed to Virgin Records America and released her debut album titled Megiddo in 1997. She parted ways with the label in 1999, following her disenchantment with their lack of promotion for her, whilst Virgin went on to issue her sophomore...
(born 1977), American singer - Lyman HoffmanLyman HoffmanLyman F. Hoffman is a Democratic member of the Alaska Senate, representing the S district since 1995, and from 1991 through 1992 previously. He was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1986 through 1990, and from 1993 through 1994....
(born 1950), member of the Alaska Senate - Malvina HoffmanMalvina HoffmanMalvina Hoffman , was an American sculptor and author, well known for her life-size bronze sculptures of people...
(1887–1966), sculptor - Mark González HoffmanMark GonzálezMark Dennis González Hoffman , commonly known as Mark González, is a South African-born Chilean footballer whose preferred position is as a left winger. Renowned for his lightning pace, he is nicknamed "Speedy González". González currently plays for CSKA Moscow.-Early life:Mark González was born in...
(born 1984), Chilean footballer - Mat HoffmanMat HoffmanMat Hoffman is an American BMX rider considered one of the best vert-ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and owns the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes, based out of Oklahoma City, OK.-Bio:...
(born 1972), American BMX rider - Max HoffmanMax HoffmanMax Hoffman, , was an Austrian-born importer of automobiles into the United States during the 1950s. Doing business among gentlemen who knew one another well, he was known for his handshake deals that always were upheld without a written contract...
(1904–1981), Austrian-born importer of European automobiles into the United States - Melchior HoffmanMelchior HoffmanMelchior Hoffman was an Anabaptist prophet and a visionary leader in northern Germany and the Netherlands.-Life:Hoffman was born at Schwäbisch Hall in Franconia before 1500...
(c. 1490–1543), 16th-century German religious leader - Michael Hoffman (American director) (born 1956), American movie director
- Michael A. HoffmanMichael A. HoffmanMichael Allen Hoffman, Ph.D. was an American archaeologist, Egyptologist, and author.Michael A. Hoffman was born in Washington D.C. on October 14, 1944 and was raised in Virginia although he spent a lot of vacation time in Ohio. In 1966, he graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.A. He...
(1944–1990), American archaeologist - Michael A. Hoffman IIMichael A. Hoffman IIMichael Anthony Hoffman II, , is an American journalist, conspiracy theorist and Holocaust denier who describes himself as a "heretical writer." Hoffman is the managing editor of the newsletter Revisionist History....
(born 1954), American historical revisionist author - Nicholas von HoffmanNicholas von HoffmanNicholas von Hoffman is an American journalist and author. He wrote for the Washington Post. Later, TV audiences knew him as a "Point-Counterpoint" commentator for CBS's 60 Minutes, from which Don Hewitt fired him in 1974.-Biography:He is of German-Russian extraction, descendant of Melchior...
(born 1929), American journalist - Nina Kiriki HoffmanNina Kiriki HoffmanNina Kiriki Hoffman is an American fantasy, science fiction and horror writer.-Profile:Hoffman started publishing short stories in 1975. Her first nationally published short story appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine in 1983...
(born 1955), American fantasy author - Ogden Hoffman (1794–1856), New York State Attorney General 1854–1855
- Philip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Seymour Hoffman is an American actor and director. Hoffman began acting in television in 1991, and the following year started to appear in films...
(born 1967), actor - Rachel HoffmanRachel HoffmanRachel Morningstar Hoffman was a 23-year-old Florida State University graduate. She was murdered while acting as a police informant during a botched drug sting that started on May 7, 2008...
(1984–2008), murder victim in botched drug sting - Reid HoffmanReid HoffmanReid G. Hoffman is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Hoffman is best known as the co-founder of LinkedIn, a social network used primarily for business connections and job searching.-Early education and career:...
(born 1967), American entrepreneur - Richard A. HoffmanRichard A. HoffmanRichard A. Hoffman is a politician and investment banker from the U.S. state of New York. In the 2004 election, he challenged incumbent U.S. Representative Nita Lowey, but was defeated, taking only 30% of the vote in New York's 18th congressional district . In 2006 he ran again, again taking 30%...
(born 1971), U.S. congressional candidate - Robert Hoffman (disambiguation)
- Toni HoffmanToni HoffmanToni Ellen Hoffman received the 2006 Australian of the Year Local Hero Award for her role as a whistleblower in informing Queensland Politician Rob Messenger about Jayant Patel a surgeon who was the subject of the Morris Inquiry and later the Davies Commission. She originally began to raise doubts...
, Australian of the Year Local Hero - Trevor HoffmanTrevor HoffmanTrevor William Hoffman is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. During his 18-year career from 1993 to 2010, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and the Milwaukee Brewers, spending years of his career with the Padres. A long-time closer, he is the Major...
(born 1967), Major League Baseball pitcher - Steve Hoffman (disambiguation)
- Wilhelm HoffmanWilhelm HoffmanWilhelm Hoffman was a soldier in the 267th Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division of the German 6th Army who chronicled the Battle of Stalingrad in his journal, and is cited in many documentaries and books concerning that topic...
, German 6th Army soldier during World War II who chronicled the Battle of Stalingrad - William Hoffman (U.S. Army)William Hoffman (U.S. Army)William Hoffman was a 19th century officer in the United States Army. The West Point graduate was involved in the Black Hawk War, Seminole Wars, Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. During the Civil War he served as the Commissary-General of Prisoners and set policy for the treatment...
(1807–1884), Career officer who was in charge of POWs for the Union in the American Civil War
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- Adam HofmanAdam HofmanAdam Hofman is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 10994 votes in 37 Konin district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.-See also:*Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007...
(born 1980), Polish politician - Bobby HofmanBobby HofmanRobert George Hofman was an American infielder, catcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Hofman threw and batted right-handed, and stood 5'11" tall and weighed 175 pounds .Hofman's seven-year MLB playing career was spent entirely with the New York Giants...
(1925–1994), Major League Baseball player - David HofmanDavid HofmanDavid George Ronald Hofman served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, between 1963 and 1988. He worked as the worlds first television presenter for the British Broadcasting Corporation and later founded the publishing company George...
(1908–2003), member of the Universal House of Justice - Jan Cornelis Hofman (1889–1966), also named Jean Hofman,, Dutch art painter
- René HofmanRené HofmanRené Hofman is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a forward. Hofman made his professional debut at Roda JC and also played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and Fortuna Sittard.-References:*...
(born 1961), retired Dutch footballer - Robin HofmanRobin HofmanRobin Hofman is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Excelsior Rotterdam.-References:...
(born 1986), Dutch footballer - Solly HofmanSolly HofmanArthur Frederick "Solly" Hofman was a Major League Baseball player from 1903 to 1916. He played the majority of his 1,175 professional games in the outfield....
(1882–1956), Major League Baseball outfield player - Wlastimil HofmanWlastimil HofmanWlastimil Hofman was a Polish painter, one of the most popular painters of the interwar and postwar years.Hofman was born Vlastimil Hofmann in Prague to Ferdynand Hofmann, a Czech, and Teofila, a Polish woman. In 1889 Vlastimil moved to Kraków in Poland, where he studied at St Barbara’s School and...
(1881–1970), Polish painter
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- David HofmansDavid HofmansDavid E. Hofmans is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Born and raised in Los Angeles, as a boy his father brought him to watch horse racing at area tracks. While a student at Pasadena City College he became friends with Gary Jones...
(born 1943), horse trainer - Greet HofmansGreet HofmansGreet Hofmans was a faith healer and hand layer. For nine years she was a friend and advisor of Queen Juliana, often residing at Palace Soestdijk...
(1894–1968), faith healer and hand layer
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- Arthur Hoffmann (politician) (1857–1927), Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
- August Heinrich Hoffmann von FallerslebenAugust Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben' , who used Hoffmann von Fallersleben as his pen name, was a German poet. He is best known for writing "Das Lied der Deutschen", its third stanza now being the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular children's songs.- Biography :Hoffmann was born in Fallersleben , Brunswick-Lüneburg,...
(1798–1874), German poet - Banesh HoffmannBanesh HoffmannBanesh Hoffmann was a British mathematician and physicist known for his association with Albert Einstein.-Life:Banesh Hoffmann was born in Richmond, England, on 6 September 1906...
(1906–1986), physicist and biographer of Einstein - Bruno HoffmannBruno HoffmannBruno Hoffmann was a German player of the glass harp. Hoffmann is widely acknowledged as the virtuoso who reanimated contemporary interest in the glass harp and glass harmonica....
(1913–1991), German glass harp player - E. T. A. Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann; 1776–1822), German writer, eponym of The Tales of Hoffmann
- Ernst Hoffmann (conductor)Ernst Hoffmann (conductor)Ernst Heinrich Hoffmann was an American conductor who served as the music director of the Houston Symphony for eleven years.Hoffmann was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was a violinist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra...
(1899–1956), American symphony conductor - Falk HoffmannFalk HoffmannFalk Hoffmann is a retired diver from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the men's 10 m platform event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1972 . He ended his career in...
(born 1952), East German diver - Felix HoffmannFelix HoffmannFelix Hoffmann was a German chemist, credited for the first synthesized medically useful forms of heroin and aspirin, though some sources maintain that Arthur Eichengrün was the real creator of the latter. Hoffmann was born in Ludwigsburg and studied Chemistry in Munich...
(1868–1949), German chemist (aspirin) - Felix Hoffmann (artist) (1911-1975), a Swiss graphic designer and artist (de)
- François Benoît HoffmannFrançois Benoît HoffmannFrançois-Benoît Hoffman was a French playwright and critic, best known today for his operatic librettos, including those set to music by Étienne Méhul and Luigi Cherubini .-Career:...
(1760–1828), French playwright and critic - Frank HoffmannFrank HoffmannFrank Albert Hoffmann is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 15 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. He is known as a leading legislative opponent of abortion...
(born 1944), Louisiana state representative - Frederic de HoffmannFrederic de HoffmannFrederic de Hoffmann was a nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project. He came to the United States of America in 1941 and graduated from Harvard in 1944. Upon graduating, de Hoffmann was sent to Los Alamos National Laboratory where he assisted Edward Teller in the development of the...
(1924–1989), nuclear physicist - Friedrich HoffmannFriedrich HoffmannFriedrich Hoffmann was a German physician and chemist.-Life and career:His family had been connected with medicine for 200 years before him. Born in Halle , he attended the local gymnasium where he acquired that taste for and skill in mathematics to which he attributed much of his after success...
(1660–1742), German physicist and chemist at Halle - Fritz Hoffmann-La RocheFritz Hoffmann-La RocheFritz Hoffmann, the founder of Hoffmann-La Roche was born in Basel, Switzerland on 24 October 1868, and died on 18 April 1920. His family were wealthy business people, and provided both employment experience and investment at the beginning of his business career...
(1868–1920), Swiss founder of chemical company - Gaby HoffmannGaby HoffmannGabriella Mary "Gaby" Hoffmann is an American actress.-Birth:Hoffmann was born in New York City. Her mother, Viva , is an actress and writer and appeared in many of Andy Warhol's movies during the 1960s...
(born 1982), American actress - Gleisi HoffmannGleisi HoffmannGleisi Helena Hoffmann is a lawyer and Brazilian politician.-Biography:Born into a religious family of German origin, she began her militancy in the student movement during her youth, becoming a Partido dos Trabalhadores' member in 1989.Known for her public management skills, Hoffmann has served...
, Brazilian politician and lawyer - Heinrich HoffmannHeinrich HoffmannHeinrich Hoffmann was a German photographer best known for his many published photographs of Adolf Hitler.-Early life and career:...
(1885–1957), German photographer - Heinrich Hoffmann (author)Heinrich Hoffmann (author)Heinrich Hoffmann was a German psychiatrist, who also wrote some short works including Der Struwwelpeter, an illustrated book portraying children misbehaving.- Early life and education:...
(1809–1894), German author - Heinz HoffmannHeinz HoffmannHeinz Hoffmann was Minister of National Defense in the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic, and since October 2, 1973 Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party .-Youth:Hoffmann came from a working class family...
(1910–1985), East German General and Defence Minister - Ingo HoffmannIngo HoffmannIngo Hoffmann , is a former racing driver from São Paulo, Brazil. He participated in six Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 25, 1976. He scored no championship points.-Formula One years:...
(born 1953), Formula One & Two racecar driver - Jan HoffmannJan HoffmannJan Hoffmann is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. A four-time Olympian, he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist, the 1974 & 1980 World Champion, and a four-time European Champion.He was one of a handful of figure skaters who rotated clockwise, landing on his left...
(born 1955), German figure skater - Jens HoffmannJens HoffmannJens Hoffmann Mesèn is a writer and exhibition organizer. He has organzied exhibitions since 1997 and is currently the Director of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco where he also directs the Capp Street Project artist-in-residence...
(born 1974), writer and curator of exhibitions - Joachim HoffmannJoachim HoffmannJoachim Hoffmann was a German historian and scientific director of the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office.-Life:...
(1930–2002), German historian - Johann Joseph HoffmannJohann Joseph HoffmannJohann Joseph Hoffmann was a noted German scholar who studied the Japanese and Chinese languages.-Biography:He was born at Würzburg...
(1805–1878), German scholar and Oriental philologist - John-Baptist HoffmannJohn-Baptist HoffmannJohn-Baptist Hoffmann was a German Jesuit priest, Missionary in India , and Social Worker.-Early Life and Training:...
(1857–1928), German Jesuit, anthropologist and Munda scholar - Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer)Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer)Jörg Hoffmann is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
(born 1970), German swimmer - Josef HoffmannJosef HoffmannJosef Hoffmann was an Austrian architect and designer of consumer goods.- Biography :...
(1870–1956), Austrian architect and designer - Jules A. HoffmannJules A. HoffmannJules A. Hoffmann is a Luxembourgish-born French biologist. He is a research director and member of the board of administrators of the National Center of Scientific Research in Strasbourg, France. In 2007, he became President of the French Academy of Sciences...
(born 1941), Luxembourg-born French immunologist and Nobel laureate - Karel HoffmannKarel HoffmannKarel Hoffmann was a Czech violinist and music pedagogue, a founding member and first violinist of the Bohemian Quartet. In 1926–1927 he was appointed the rector of the Prague Conservatory.- Biography :...
(1872–1936), Czech violinist - Leonard Hoffmann, Baron HoffmannLeonard Hoffmann, Baron HoffmannLeonard Hubert "Lenny" Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, PC is a retired senior British judge. He served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1995 to 2009...
(born 1934), British Law Lord - Max HoffmannMax HoffmannMax Hoffmann was a German officer and military strategist during World War I. He is widely regarded as one of the finest staff officers of the imperial period....
(1869–1927), German officer and military strategist during World War I - Melanie Hoffmann (born 1974), German footballer
- Ralph HoffmannRalph HoffmannRalph Hoffmann was an American natural history teacher and amateur ornithologist and botanist. He was the author of the first true bird field guide.-Early life:...
(1870–1932), American ornithologist - Roald HoffmannRoald HoffmannRoald Hoffmann is an American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He currently teaches at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.-Escape from the Holocaust:...
(born 1937), Polish-American chemist and Nobel laureate - Roy HoffmannRoy HoffmannRear Admiral Roy F. "Latch" Hoffmann, U.S. Navy is Chairman of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, established May 4, 2004, in opposition to John Kerry's candidacy for U.S. President...
, US Navy Rear Admiral - Zdzisław Hoffmann (born 1959), Polish triple jumper
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- Albert HofmannAlbert HofmannAlbert Hofmann was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide . He authored more than 100 scientific articles and a number of books, including LSD: My Problem Child...
(1906–2008), Swiss chemist, "father" of LSD - Andreas Joseph HofmannAndreas Joseph HofmannAndreas Joseph Hofmann was a German philosopher and revolutionary active in the Republic of Mainz. As Chairman of the Rhenish-German National Convention, the earliest parliament in Germany based on the principle of popular sovereignty, he proclaimed the first republican state in Germany, the...
(1752–1849), German philosopher and revolutionary - Armin HofmannArmin HofmannArmin Hofmann is a Swiss graphic designer. Hofmann followed Emil Ruder as head of the graphic design department at the Schule für Gestaltung Basel and was instrumental in developing the graphic design style known as the Swiss Style...
(born 1920), Swiss designer - August Wilhelm von HofmannAugust Wilhelm von HofmannAugust Wilhelm von Hofmann was a German chemist.-Biography:Hofmann was born at Gießen, Grand Duchy of Hesse. Not intending originally to devote himself to physical science, he first took up the study of law and philology at Göttingen. But he then turned to chemistry, and studied under Justus von...
(1818–1892), German chemist - Fritz Hofmann (chemist) (1866–1956), German chemist
- Fritz Hofmann (athlete) (1871–1927), German athlete
- Gert HofmannGert HofmannGert Hofmann was a German writer and professor of German literature. Hofmann was born in Limbach, Saxony and died in Erding ....
(1931–1993), German writer - Gunther O. HofmannGunther O. HofmannProfessor Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Gunther O. Hofmann is a german surgeon, physicist and university teacher.- Education and Career :...
(born 1957), a German surgeon, physicist and university teacher - Hans HofmannHans HofmannHans Hofmann was a German-born American abstract expressionist painter.-Biography:Hofmann was born in Weißenburg, Bavaria on March 21, 1880, the son of Theodor and Franziska Hofmann. When he was six he moved with his family to Munich...
(1880–1966), German-born American painter - Heinrich HofmannHeinrich HofmannJohann Michael Ferdinand Heinrich Hofmann was a German painter of the late 19th to early 20th century. He was the uncle of the German painter Ludwig von Hofmann. He was born in Darmstadt, Germany and died in Dresden, Germany...
(1824–1911), German painter - Henner HofmannHenner HofmannHenner Hofmann, ASC, AMC is a Mexican cinematographer and screenwriter.Hofmann was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Both of his parents were artists. His father Herbert Hofmann Isenbourg a sculptor who born in Frankfurt, Germany. He studied Plastic Arts at the Ballhaus and later in Paris in the...
(born 1950), director of photography - Hofmann von HofmannsthalHofmann von HofmannsthalEdler Hofmann von Hofmannsthal refers to:* the House of Hofmann von Hofmannsthal ** Isaak Löw Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal , a Jewish Czech-Austrohungarian industrialist, moved 1792 to Vienna*** Augustin Emil von Hofmannsthal , industrialist,...
- Hugo von HofmannsthalHugo von HofmannsthalHugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal ; , was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist.-Early life:...
(1874–1929), Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist - Isaak Löw Hofmann, Edler von HofmannsthalIsaak Löw Hofmann, Edler von HofmannsthalIsaak Löw Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal was an Austrian merchant....
(1759–1849), Austrian merchant
- Hugo von Hofmannsthal
- John Beck HofmannJohn Beck HofmannJohn Beck Hofmann is a director, cinematographer , composer and actor.John Beck Hofmann is sometimes credited as "John Beck" -Background:...
(born 1969), Hollywood screenwriter and director - Józef HofmannJózef HofmannJosef Casimir Hofmann was a Polish-American virtuoso pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor.-Biography:...
(1876–1957), Polish pianist and composer - Leopold HofmannLeopold HofmannLeopold Hofmann was an Austrian composer of classical music.-Biography:...
(1738–1793), Austrian classical composer - Ludwig von HofmannLudwig von HofmannLudwig von Hofmann was a German painter. His style was impressionist, and he painted many paintings, such as his well-known "Rain", in a mixture of impressionist and classical. He competed in the Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was also blind in one eye.-References:*...
(1861–1945), German artist - Mark HofmannMark HofmannMark William Hofmann is an American counterfeiter, forger and convicted murderer. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished forgers in history, Hofmann is especially noted for his creation of documents related to the history of the Latter Day Saint movement...
(born 1954), U.S. murderer and forger, antagonistic former LDS - Markus HofmannMarkus HofmannMarkus Hofmann is a professional memory trainer, a Keynote Speaker having received a manifold of achievement awards, associate lecturer and author concerning the topics Memory Training and the Brain. He is actively engaged as a lecturer at the Steinbeis Hochschule Berlin as well as the Management...
(born 1975), German memory trainer, keynote speaker and author - Michael HofmannMichael HofmannMichael Hofmann is a German-born poet who writes in English and a translator of texts from German.-Biography:...
(born 1957), German poet and translator - Murad Wilfried HofmannMurad Wilfried HofmannDr. Murad Wilfried Hofmann is a prominent German diplomat and author. He has authored several books on Islam, including Journey to Makkah and Islam: The Alternative . Many of his books and essays focus on Islam's place in the West and, after September 11, in particular, in the United States...
(born 1931), Muslim German diplomat and author - Otto HofmannOtto HofmannOtto Hofmann was an Austrian SS-Gruppenführer and an official of Nazi Germany's "Race and Settlement Main Office".-Early life:Hofmann was born in Innsbruck, Tyrol. He served as a military pilot in World War I...
(1896–1982), Nazi official - Peter HofmannPeter HofmannPeter Hofmann was a German tenor who had a successful performance career within the fields of opera, rock, pop, and musical theatre. He first rose to prominence in 1976 as a heldentenor at the Bayreuth festival where he drew critical acclaim for his performance of Siegmund in Richard Wagner's Die...
(1944–2010), German tenor - William HofmannWilliam Hofmann-Books:The works he illustrated include:*The First Easter by Peter Marshall*Five World Biographies edited by Leon Edel, Elizabeth S. White, Madolyn W. Brown...
, illustrator
Places
In the United States:- Hoffman, IllinoisHoffman, IllinoisHoffman is a village in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hoffman is located at ....
(village) - Hoffman Estates, IllinoisHoffman Estates, IllinoisHoffman Estates is a northwestern suburb of Chicago in Illinois. The village is located primarily in Cook County with a small section in Kane County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 49,495 and estimated to be 52,520 in 2003...
(village) - Hoffman, MinnesotaHoffman, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 672 people, 274 households, and 164 families residing in the city. The population density was 319.9 people per square mile . There were 307 housing units at an average density of 146.2 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 98.36% White, 0.45%...
(city) - Hoffman, North CarolinaHoffman, North CarolinaHoffman is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 624 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hoffman is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
(town) - Hoffman, OklahomaHoffman, OklahomaHoffman is a town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 148 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hoffman is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
(town) - Hoffman IslandHoffman IslandHoffman Island is one of two small artificial islands in the Lower New York Bay, off South Beach, Staten Island. A smaller island, known as Swinburne Island, lies immediately to the south....
, near Staten Island, New York
Animals
- Hoffmann's Two-toed SlothHoffmann's Two-toed SlothHoffmann's two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from Central and South America. It is a solitary nocturnal and arboreal animal, found in mature and secondary rainforests and deciduous forests...
, a species of sloth from Central and South America - Hoffmann's Titi
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerHoffmann's WoodpeckerHoffmann's Woodpecker, Melanerpes hoffmannii, is a resident breeding bird from southern Honduras south to Costa Rica. It is a common species on the Pacific slopes, locally as high as 2150 m. It is expanding on the Caribbean slope, aided by deforestation...
, a resident breeding bird from southern Honduras south to Costa Rica - Hoffmanns's WoodcreeperHoffmanns's WoodcreeperThe Hoffmanns's Woodcreeper is a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily. It is endemic to Brazil, and occurs in two river drainages in the Amazon Basin south of the main course of the Amazon River. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:*...
, a species of bird in the Dendrocolaptinae subfamily - Hoffmann's Pika, a species of mammal in the Ochotonidae family
- Hoffmann's RatHoffmann's RatHoffmann's Rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Indonesia.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
, a species of rodent in the family Muridae
Artistic works
- Hoffman (film)Hoffman (film)Hoffman is a 1970 British film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Peter Sellers, Sinéad Cusack, Jennifer Ruth Dunning and Jeremy Bulloch....
, 1970 comedy film by Alvin Rakoff starring Peter Sellers - The Tales of Hoffmann, 1881 opera by Jacques Offenbach
- The Tales of Hoffmann (film)The Tales of Hoffmann (film)The Tales of Hoffmann is a 1951 British film adaptation of Jacques Offenbach's opera Les contes d'Hoffmann, written, produced and directed by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger working under the umbrella of their production company, The Archers...
, 1951 film - "Lost Keys" (Blame Hofmann), song by Tool
- The Tragedy of Hoffmann, or a Revenge for a Father (played 1602; printed 1631) by Henry ChettleHenry ChettleHenry Chettle was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer of the Elizabethan era.The son of Robert Chettle, a London dyer, he was apprenticed in 1577 and became a member of the Stationer's Company in 1584, traveling to Cambridge on their behalf in 1588. His career as a printer and author is...
Other
- Hoffman TelevisionHoffman TelevisionHoffman Television was a manufacturer of television sets in the 1950s and 1960s.Hoffman Television was part of the first coast-to-coast color broadcast in the United States when NBC telecasted the Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 1954, with public demonstrations given across the United...
, a manufacturer of television sets in the 1950s and 1960s - Hoffman (Cleveland automobile)Hoffman (Cleveland automobile)The Hoffman Automobile and Manufacturing Company was founded in 1900 by French immigrant Louis Hoffman and based in Cleveland, Ohio. The first cars went on sale in 1902. The original versions ran on steam, but the business eventually accepted the internal combustion engine...
- Hoffman (Detroit automobile)
- Hoffmann (motorcycle)Hoffmann (motorcycle)Hoffmann was a bicycle manufacturer in Ratingen-Lintorf, Germany. Between 1949 and 1954 the company also manufactured motorcycles. It made a range of models using engines from 125cc to 250cc made by ILO, and the Gouverneur, which had a transversely-mounted 248cc flat twin four-stroke engine...
, a former German bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer - Hoffmann–La Roche, a Swiss pharmaceutical company
- Hoffmann's anodyne, a drug used as a painkiller or hypnotic
- Hoffmann's signHoffmann's signIn medicine, Hoffmann's sign, named after the German physiologist, Paul Hoffmann is a distal sign of nerve regeneration.-Definition:...
, a reflex in the hand - Hofmann eliminationHofmann eliminationHofmann elimination is a process where an amine is reacted to create a tertiary amine and an alkene by treatment with excess methyl iodide followed by treatment with silver oxide, water, and heat.After the first step, a quaternary ammonium iodide salt is created...
, a process where an amine is reacted to create a tertiary amine and an alkene - Hofmann rearrangementHofmann rearrangementThe Hofmann rearrangement is the organic reaction of a primary amide to a primary amine with one fewer carbon atom.The reaction is named after its discoverer: August Wilhelm von Hofmann...
, the organic reaction of a primary amide to a primary amine with one fewer carbon atom - Hofmann voltameterHofmann voltameterA Hofmann voltameter is an apparatus for electrolyzing water, invented by August Wilhelm von Hofmann in 1866. It consists of three joined upright cylinders, usually glass. The inner cylinder is open at the top to allow addition of water and an ionic compound to improve conductivity, such as a...
, a piece of chemistry apparatus sometimes used to collect hydrogen and oxygen gas created in the electrolysis of water