Hofmann

Hofmann [hof-muh n; German, Polish hawf-mahn] Examples noun

1. Au·gust Wil·helm von [ou-goo st vil-helm fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/, 1818–92, German chemist.
2. Hans,1880–1966, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
3. Jo·sef (Cas·i·mir) [joh-zuh f kaz-uh-mir] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf ˈkæz ə mɪr/, 1876–1957, U.S. pianist and composer, born in Poland.

Examples from the Web for hofmann Contemporary Examples of hofmann

Hofmann was the inventor of LSD and turned Junger onto it in 1951.

A P.S. on Ernst Jünger

Noah Kristula-Green

July 23, 2012

Historical Examples of hofmann

The caterpillar, after Hofmann, is figured on Plate 1, Fig. 5.

The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series

Richard South

Eggs and a caterpillar, the latter after Hofmann, are figured on Plate 123.

The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series

Richard South

Like most of the other colours, Hofmann violets are salts of colourless bases.

Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II

Arnold Cooley

So the words are taken by Meyer, Hofmann, Schmiedel, and others.

Expositor’s Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians

James Denney

Godowsky and Hofmann are as inseparable as were Chopin and Liszt.

Unicorns

James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for hofmann Hofmann noun

1. Hans. 1880–1966, US painter, born in Germany: a pioneer of the abstract expressionist style