Background
Hoffmann, Christian Walter U. was born on November 28, 1945 in Geislingen, Germany. Son of Dietrich Ferdinand F. and Hildegard Paula M. (Hilliges) Hoffmann.
Hoffmann, Christian Walter U. was born on November 28, 1945 in Geislingen, Germany. Son of Dietrich Ferdinand F. and Hildegard Paula M. (Hilliges) Hoffmann.
Diploma in mathematics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1971. Doctor of Science in Mathematics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1976.
Teacher mechanics, Technikum, Biel, Switzerland, 1971; teaching assistant mechanics, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1971-1974; teaching assistant mathematics, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1974-1976; researcher, Federal Institute Forest, Snow, Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland, since 1977.
Council member Salem Baptist Church, Zurich, 1972-1976, Baptist Federation Switzerland, 1975-1979. Member American Mathematical Society, International Biometric Society (newsletter editor since 1987), Gesellschaft Angew Mathematics & Mechanics.
Married Elisabeth Kaeser, August 28, 1973. Children: Rafael S., Florian S., Jael C.