Background
Hofer, Tamás was born on December 29, 1929 in Budapest, Hungary.
Hofer, Tamás was born on December 29, 1929 in Budapest, Hungary.
Master of Arts, L Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, L Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary, 1958.
Research assistant Ethnographical Museum, Budapest, 1952-1963, department head, 1963-1980. Visiting professor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1971. Department head Hungarian Academy of Sciences Ethnographical Institute, Budapest, 1980-1986, deputy director, since 1986.
Member Hungarian Ethnographical Society (secretary general 1973-1975, board directors), Hungarian National Committee (president), International Congress Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Ethnologia Europaea (editorial board).
S. Miklós J. and Irén Pantó H. Married Mária Florián, April 2, 1974, 1 child, Tamás Junior.