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Hofmann

American  
[hof-muhn, hawf-mahn] / ˈhɒf mən, ˈhɔf mɑn /

noun

  1. August Wilhelm von 1818–92, German chemist.

  2. Hans, 1880–1966, U.S. painter, born in Germany.

  3. Josef (Casimir) 1876–1957, U.S. pianist and composer, born in Poland.


Hofmann British  
/ ˈhɒfmən /

noun

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

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"I had no idea who he was," said Juliana Hofmann, who lives in Millington, New Jersey.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

File this by certified mail and hold on to the receipt, Hofmann advised.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

And the ideas of Hans Hofmann are behind many of the collage works here, where one positive element is balanced out by an equal and opposite negative one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Legal costs and ramped-up advertising spending are headwinds to Ebitda in the current quarter, Hofmann said.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

In leaving England, of which he used to speak as his adopted country, Hofmann was probably influenced by a combination of causes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

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