Background
Hoffmann, Hans Rüdiger was born on March 31, 1936 in Berlin. Son of Johannes Matthias and Anna Katharina (Sibum) Hoffmann.
Hoffmann, Hans Rüdiger was born on March 31, 1936 in Berlin. Son of Johannes Matthias and Anna Katharina (Sibum) Hoffmann.
Graduate, Canisius College, Berlin, 1956. Diploma in physics, Technology University, Berlin, 1964. Doctor in Metallurgy, Technology University, Berlin, 1971.
Researcher, Noranda Mines, Montreal, Canada, 1964-1966;
consultant, Brown Boveri International Commission on Illumination, Dortmund, Germany, 1971-1984;
technical director, IVA Industrieöfen, Dortmund, 1984-1996;
private consultant, IVA Industrieöfen, Dortmund, since 1997. Member Executive Board Arbeitsgemeinschaft Warmebehandlung und Werkstofftechnik (AWT), Germany, since 1984, vice president, since 1991. Program manager Hartereikreis-Ruhr (HKR), Ruhr, Germany, since 1985.
Chairman Nitriding Committee, since 1988.
Married Regina Maria Rataj, March 14, 1967. Children: Gabriele Andrea, Wolfgang Axel.