Hofmann [hof-muh n; German, Polish hawf-mahn] Examples noun
- Au·gust Wil·helm von [ou-goo st vil-helm fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/, 1818–92, German chemist.
- Hans,1880–1966, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- 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.
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.
James Huneker
British Dictionary definitions for hofmann Hofmann noun
- Hans. 1880–1966, US painter, born in Germany: a pioneer of the abstract expressionist style