Background
Hoffman, Alan Jerome was born on May 30, 1924 in New York City. Son of Jesse and Muriel (Schrager) Hoffman.
Hoffman, Alan Jerome was born on May 30, 1924 in New York City. Son of Jesse and Muriel (Schrager) Hoffman.
AB, Columbia University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1950; Doctor of Science (honorary), Technion U., 1986.
Member, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1950-1951;
mathematician, National Bureau Standards, Washington, 1951-1956;
science liaison officer, Office Naval Research, London, 1956-1957;
consultant, General Electric Company. New York City, 1957-1961;
research staff member, International Business Machines Corporation Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, since 1961;
fellow, International Business Machines Corporation Research Center, since 1978. Visiting professor Technion, Haifa, Israel, 1965, Stanford University, 1980-1991, Rutgers University, since 1990, Georgia Institute Technology, 1992-1993.
Adjunct Professor CUNY, 1965-1976, Yale University, 1976-1985. Phi Beta Kappa lecturer, 1989-1990.
With United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations, PTO. Fellow New York Academy Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member NAS, American Math.Soc. (county 1982-1984).
Married Esther Atkins Walker, May 30, 1947 (deceased July 1988). Children: Eleanor, Elizabeth Hoffman Perry. Married Elinor Klausner Hershaft, September 2, 1990.