Background
Mr. Hofman was born in 1908 in Poona, India where his father served in the British Army.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
David Hofman
Edit ProfileCareer
He worked as the world"s first television presenter for the British Broadcasting Corporation and later founded the publishing company George Ronald. Early life and career
Educated in England, as a young man he set out to see the world. While in Canada during the 1930s, he encountered the Bahá"í Faith at the home of May and William Sutherland Maxwell in Montreal.
He embraced the religion and continued his travels, living for a time in Hollywood, United States, and appearing in a number of silent movies.
Back in England he earned several acting roles in the West End of London and in 1937 became the world"s only television announcer on the British Broadcasting Corporation"s first television transmissions. His voice was also heard on the radio, on the British Broadcasting Corporation Empire Service.
In 1943 Hofman founded the Bahá"í publishing company George Ronald. Its first title was The Renewal of Civilization, a book he wrote as an introduction to the Bahá"í Faith.
Years later he authored a biography of Hand of the Cause George Townshend.
They had two children.
Membership
The Hofmans were active members of the Bahá"í community, establishing Bahá"í communities in Northampton, Birmingham, Oxford, Cardiff and Watford. Mr. Hofman served for 27 years as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United Kingdom.
