Hoffman 1312060 225487932 2008-07-13T23:22:18Z 87.0.250.80 /* Hoffmann */ '''Hoffmann''' and '''Hofmann''' are [[German surname]]s (meaning ''man of the yard, court'') which in American English or Eastern European languages are often rendered as '''Hoffman''', '''Hofman''' and also [[Huffman]]. ==Hoffman== *[[Abbie Hoffman]], social activist of prominence in the 1960s and 1970s *[[Al Hoffman]], songwriter *[[Alice Hoffman]], American author *[[Bill Hoffman]], professional baseball player *[[Charles E. Hoffman]], Chief Executive Officer *[[Carl von Hoffman]], adventurer *[[Charles Fenno Hoffman]] (1806-1884), American author and poet *[[David Zwi Hoffman]] (1843-1921), rabbi in Germany *[[Dustin Hoffman]], actor *[[Edward J. Hoffman]], professor and co-inventor of the PET scanner *[[Harold G. Hoffman]], American politician and governor of New Jersey *[[H. Lawrence Hoffman]], illustrator *[[Heinrich Hofmann]], a German painter *[[Jeffrey A. Hoffman]], astronaut *[[Jerzy Hoffman]], Polish film director and screenwriter *[[John T. Hoffman]], governor of New York state and Mayor of New York City *[[Josiah Ogden Hoffman, Sr.|Josiah Ogden Hoffman]] (1766-1837), New York State Attorney General 1795-1802 *[[Julius Hoffman]], presiding judge in the Chicago Eight trial *[[Kara & Shelby Hoffman]], twin child actresses *[[Malvina Hoffman]], sculptor *[[Mat Hoffman]], American BMX rider *[[Max Hoffman]], Austrian-born importer of European automobiles into the United States *[[Melchior Hoffman]], 16th-century German religious leader *[[Michael Hoffman]], American movie director *[[Michael A. Hoffman]] (1944 - 1990), American archaeologist *[[Michael A. Hoffman II]] (born 1954), American historical revisionist author *[[Nicholas von Hoffman]], American journalist *[[Nina Kiriki Hoffman]],American fantasy author *[[Ogden Hoffman]] (1794-1856), New York State Attorney General 1854-1855 *[[Philip Seymour Hoffman]], actor *[[Reid Hoffman]], American entrepreneur *[[Richard A. Hoffman]], U.S. Congressional candidate *[[Toni Hoffman]], Australian of the Year Local Hero *[[Trevor Hoffman]], Major League Baseball pitcher and all-time saves leader *[[Steve Hoffman (businessman)]] *[[Steve Hoffman]], audio engineer from Los Angeles, California, *[[Wilhelm Hoffman]], [[German 6th Army]] soldier during WW2; chronicled the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] == Hofman(s) == * [[Adam Hofman]] (b. 1980), Polish politician * [[David Hofman]] (1908-2003), member of the Universal House of Justice * [[René Hofman]] (b. 1961), retired Dutch footballer * [[Robin Hofman]] (b. 1986), Dutch footballer * [[Solly Hofman]] (1882-1956), Major League Baseball outfield player * [[Wlastimil Hofman]] (1881-1970), Polish painter * [[Greet Hofmans]] (1894-1968) * [[David Hofmans]], horse trainer ==Hoffmann== *[[Arthur Hoffmann]], (1857-1927), Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council *[[August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben]] *[[Banesh Hoffmann]] (1906–1986) A physicist and biographer of Einstein *[[Bruno Hoffmann]], (1913-1991), German glass harp player *[[Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann]], German writer, eponym of [[Tales of Hoffmann]] *[[Ernst Hoffmann (conductor)|Ernst Hoffmann]] (1899?-1956), American symphony conductor *[[Falk Hoffmann]] (born 1952), East German diver *[[Felix Hoffmann]] (1868-1946), German chemist ([[Aspirin]]) *[[François Benoît Hoffmann]] (1760-1828), French playwright and critic *[[Friedrich Hoffmann]] (1660-1742), German physicist and chemist at Halle *[[Fritz Hoffmann]] (1871-1927) German athlete *[[Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche]] (1868-1920) Swiss founder of chemical company *[[Gaby Hoffmann]] (b. 1982), American actress *[[Heinrich Hoffmann (author)|Heinrich Hoffmann]] (1809-1894), German author *[[Heinrich Hoffmann]] (1885-1957), German photographer *[[Ingo Hoffmann]] (b. 1953), Formula One & Two racecar driver *[[Jens Hoffmann]] (b. 1974), writer and curator of exhibitions *[[Johann Joseph Hoffmann]] (1805-1878), German scholar and Oriental philologist *[[John-Baptist Hoffmann]] (1857-1928), German Jesuit, anthropologist and [[Munda language|Munda]] scholar *[[Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer)|Jörg Hoffmann]] (born 1970), German swimmer *[[Josef Hoffmann]], Austrian architect and designer *[[Lord Hoffmann]], British Law Lord *[[Max Hoffmann]] (1869-1927) was a German officer and military strategist during World War I *[[Roald Hoffmann]] (b. 1937), Polish-American chemist and Nobel laureate. *[[Roy Hoffmann]], US Navy Rear Admiral *[[Zdzisław Hoffmann]] (b. 1959), Polish triple jumper ==Hofmann== *[[Albert Hofmann]] (1906-2008), Swiss chemist, "father" of [[LSD]] *[[Andreas Joseph Hofmann]] (1752-1849), German philosopher and revolutionary *[[Armin Hofmann]], Swiss designer *[[August Wilhelm von Hofmann]] (1818-1892), German chemist *[[Gert Hofmann]] (1931-1993), German writer *[[Hans Hofmann]], painter *[[Heinrich Hofmann]] (1824-1911), German painter *[[Hofmann von Hofmannsthal]] **[[Hugo von Hofmannsthal]] **[[Isaak Löw Hofmann]], Edler von [[Hofmannsthal]] *[[John Beck Hofmann]], Hollywood screenwriter and director *[[Józef Hofmann]] (1876-1957), Polish pianist and composer *[[Leopold Hofmann]] (1738-1793), Austrian classical composer *[[Ludwig von Hofmann]] (1861-1945), German artist *[[Mark Hofmann]] (born 1954), U.S. murderer and forger, antagonistic former LDS *[[Michael Hofmann]] (born 1957), German poet and translator *[[Murad Wilfried Hofmann]] (born 1931), Muslim German diplomat and author *[[Otto Hofmann]], Nazi official *[[Peter Hofmann]], (born 1944), German Tenor *[[William Hofmann]], illustrator *[[Henner Hofmann]], Director of Photography *[[James Hofmann]], professor ==Places in the United States== *[[Hoffman, Illinois]] (village) *[[Hoffman Estates, Illinois]] (village) *[[Hoffman, Minnesota]] (city) *[[Hoffman, North Carolina]] (town) *[[Hoffman, Oklahoma]] (town) *[[Hoffman Island]] ==Animals== *[[Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth]] *[[Hoffmann's Titi]] *[[Hoffmann's Woodpecker]] *[[Hoffmanns's Woodcreeper]] *[[Hoffmann's Pika]] *[[Hoffmann's Rat]] ==Artistic Works== *''[[Hoffman (film)]]'' a novel and screenplay by Ernest Gebler and a 1970 comedy film by Alvin Rakoff starring Peter Sellers as Benjamin Hoffman. *''[[Tales of Hoffmann]]'', an 1881 opera *''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]'', a 1951 film ==Other== *[[Compound spirit of ether|Hoffmann's anodyne]], a drug used as a painkiller or hypnotic. *[[Hofmann voltameter]], a piece of chemistry apparatus sometimes used to collect hydrogen and oxygen gas created in the electrolysis of water. *[[Hoffmann-La Roche]], a Swiss pharmaceutical company *[[Hoffmann (motorcycle)|Hoffmann]], a former German bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer. *[[Hoffman Television]], a manufacturer of television sets in the 1950s and 1960s. *[[Hofmann elimination]] *[[Hofmann rearrangement]] *[[Hoffmann's sign]], a reflex in the hand {{surname|Hoffman|nocat}} {{disambig}} [[Category:German surnames]] [[bg:Хофман]] 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