Background
Hoffmann, William Frederick was born on February 26, 1933 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Maurice and Charlotte (Hibbs) Hoffmann.
Hoffmann, William Frederick was born on February 26, 1933 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Maurice and Charlotte (Hibbs) Hoffmann.
Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Bowdoin College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Princeton University, 1962.
Instructor physics, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1958-1961; research associate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-GISS, New York City, 1962; staff astronomer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-GISS, New York City, 1965-1973; instructor physics, Yale University, New Haven, 1963-1964; adjunct associate professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1970-1973; professor astronomy, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1973-1998; professor emeritus astronomy, U. Arix., Tucson, since 1998.
President Spuyten Duyvil Association, New York City, 1971. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physics Society. Member American Astronomical Society, Sigma Chi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Silke Elisabeth Margaretha Schneider, June 5, 1965. Children: Andrea Charlotte, Christopher James.