'Hoffmann' definitions:
Definition of 'Hoffmann'
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Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956) [syn: Hoffmann, Josef Hoffmann]
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German chemist (1818-1892) [syn: Hoffmann, August Wilhelm von Hoffmann]
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United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937) [syn: Hoffmann, Roald Hoffmann]
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German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn: Hoffmann, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann]