Hofmann

[ hof-muhn; German, Polish hawf-mahn ]

/ ˈhɒf mən; German, Polish ˈhɔf mɑn /

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noun

Au·gust Wil·helm von

[ou-goost vil-helm fuhn], /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/, 1818–92, German chemist.

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

Jo·sef (Cas·i·mir)

[joh-zuhf kaz-uh-mir], /ˈdʒoʊ zəf ˈkæz ə mɪr/, 1876–1957, U.S. pianist and composer, born in Poland.

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How to use Hofmann in a sentence

Hofmann conducted one of the most widely cited literature reviews on its efficacy.
If You're Feeling Anxious, Try This 2,000-Year-Old, Neuroscience-Backed Hack|Julia Hotz|November 5, 2021|Time
Ardent theatergoers pounced on tickets as soon as they went on sale — Hofmann calls them the “ready-to-goes” — but many people are proceeding more cautiously.
Well, hello, Broadway. It’s so nice to have you back where you belong.|Andrea Sachs|September 8, 2021|Washington Post
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|DAILY BEAST
After serving in two world wars and entering middle age, he moved to Switzerland and befriended a chemist named Albert Hofmann.
A P.S. on Ernst Jünger|Noah Kristula-Green|July 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Josef Hofmann has a wonderful hand for the piano; rather small, yes, but so thick and muscular.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
Mme. Carreño has that kind of wrist; she never had difficulty with octaves, they are perfect, Hofmann also has a marvelous wrist.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
In later years the same impulse has come when listening to Paderewski, Hofmann and others.
Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower
I want at this point merely to call attention to a single well-known case, recorded by Hofmann.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
So the words are taken by Meyer, Hofmann, Schmiedel, and others.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney

British Dictionary definitions for Hofmann

Hofmann

/ (ˈhɒfmən) /

noun

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

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