Roald Hoffmann | |
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 Hoffmann in 2009 | |
| Born | Roald Safran July 18, 1937 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Harvard University |
| Known for | Woodward–Hoffmann rules Extended Hückel method Isolobal principle |
| Spouse |
Eva Börjesson (m. 1960) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical Chemistry |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Thesis | Theory of Polyhedral Molecules: Second Quantization and Hypochromism in Helices. (1962) |
| Doctoral advisor | |
| Doctoral students | Jing Li |
| Other notable students | Jeffrey R. Long (undergraduate), Karen Goldberg (undergraduate) |
| Website | www |
Roald Hoffmann (born Roald Safran; July 18, 1937)[2] is a Polish-American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He has also published plays and poetry. He is the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters Emeritus at Cornell University.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ "Professor Roald Hoffmann ForMemRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
- ^ Hoffmann's birth name was Roald Safran. Hoffmann is the surname adopted by his stepfather in the years after World War II.
- ^ Hoffman, J. (2011). "Q&A: Chemical connector Roald Hoffmann talks about language, ethics and the sublime". Nature. 480 (7376): 179. Bibcode:2011Natur.480..179H. doi:10.1038/480179a.
- ^ "Roald Hoffmann - Biographical". nobelprize.org. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "Photograph of Roald Hoffman". kewgardensmovie.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ "Roald Hoffmann". www.nndb.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.