Background
Hoffmann, Robert Shaw was born on March 2, 1929 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Charles and Dorothy Elizabeth (Shaw) Hoffmann.
Hoffmann, Robert Shaw was born on March 2, 1929 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Charles and Dorothy Elizabeth (Shaw) Hoffmann.
Bachelor of Science, Utah State University, 1950; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1955; Doctor of Science (honorary), Utah State University, 1988.
From instructor to professor University Montana, Missoula, 1955-1968. Professor, curator University Kansas, Lawrence, 1968-1986, Summerfield Distinguished professor, 1982. Director National Museum Natural History, Washington, 1986-1987.
Assistant secretary for research Smithsonian Institution, 1988-1992, assistant secretary science, 1992-1994, provost, 1994-1995. Acting director National Air & Space Museum, 1995-1996. Senior scientist National Museum Natural History, 1996—2003, senior scientist emeritus, 2003—2010.
Gis. fellow National Museum Natural History, Washington, 1975-1976. Member United States National Committee for INQUA, National Academy of Sciences, 1970-1982, secretary-treasurer, 1972-1974, vice chairman, 1974-1977, chairman, 1977-1982, member advisory committee on Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Eastern Europe, 1970-1975, member committee on Yellowstone Grizzlies, 1973-1974, member ad hoc committee discussion group on United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics science policies, 1973. Member mountain habitats committee International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1971-2010.
Member organizing committee First International Theriological Congress, Moscow, 1974, member presidium, 1974-1978. Member Insectivore group, 1987-2010, Lagomorph Group, 1990-2010, Species Survival Commission. Member Soviet Union and Eastern Europe area committee Council International Exchange Scholars, 1985-1990.
Co-chair high latitude directorate United States National Committee for Man and Biosphere, 1989-1992. Member committee on monographs and classification Systematics Agenda 2000, 1991. Member advisory committee International Science Foundation, 1992-1994, chair biology III panel, 1993-1994.
Member biodiversity working group of China Council for International Cooperation in Environment and Development, 1997-2010. Co-chair planning committee Smithsonian-American Institute Biological Science "Challenges for the New Millenium" conference. Consultant Faisalabad University, Pakistan, 1971-2010.
Adviser Institute Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1980-2010, Quaternary Research Center, Seattle, 1981-2010, and numerous others. Research associate Museum, Texas Tech University, 1998-2010.
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member International Council Museum (member executive county 1995-1998, member ethics committee since 1998, United States National Committee (board directors 1990-1996), American Association Museum, American Association Quarternary Research, American Society Mammalogists (board directors since 1965, Chairman of Commission international relations 1964-1968, 72-78, 1st vice president 1973-1978, president 1981-1982), British Mammal Society, Ecological Society American, International Association Ecology, International Mountain Society, Society Systematic Biology (president 1988-1989), Xerces Society (board directors since 1992), Russian Academy Natural Sciences (foreign), All-Union Theriological Society (honorary), International Council of Museums (executive council 1996-1998, ethics committee since 1997), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma.
Married Sally Ann Monson, June 17, 1951. Children: Karl Robert, John Frederick, David Randolf, Brenna Elizabeth.