Roald Hoffmann

Roald Hoffmann
Hoffmann in 2009
Born
Roald Safran

(1937-07-18) July 18, 1937 (age 87)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University
Harvard University
Known forWoodward–Hoffmann rules
Extended Hückel method
Isolobal principle
Spouse
Eva Börjesson
(m. 1960)
Children2
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical Chemistry
InstitutionsCornell University
ThesisTheory of Polyhedral Molecules: Second Quantization and Hypochromism in Helices. (1962)
Doctoral advisor
Doctoral studentsJing Li
Other notable studentsJeffrey R. Long (undergraduate), Karen Goldberg (undergraduate)
Websitewww.roaldhoffmann.com

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]

  1. ^ "Professor Roald Hoffmann ForMemRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Hoffmann's birth name was Roald Safran. Hoffmann is the surname adopted by his stepfather in the years after World War II.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Roald Hoffmann - Biographical". nobelprize.org. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Photograph of Roald Hoffman". kewgardensmovie.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Roald Hoffmann". www.nndb.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.