Background
Hoffman, Martin Leon was born on March 20, 1924 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. Son of Nathan D. and Ann E. (Goldberg) Hoffman.
Hoffman, Martin Leon was born on March 20, 1924 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. Son of Nathan D. and Ann E. (Goldberg) Hoffman.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1945; Master of Science in Psychology, University of Michigan, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology, University of Michigan, 1951.
Assistant professor, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1949-1953; senior research associate, Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, 1953-1965; professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1965-1985; professor psychology, New York University, since 1985.
Ens. United States Navy 1943-1946. Fellow American Psychological Association (associate editor Development Psychology journal 1980-1982, editor Psychological Review 1982-1988), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Society. Member American Association of University Professors, Society Research in Child Development.
Married Lois Norma Wladis, June 24, 1951 (divorced 1981). Children: Amy, Jill; Married Elizabeth Ann Mercer, June 4, 1989.