Hoffmann
n 1: Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units
(1870-1956) [syn: {Hoffmann}, {Josef Hoffmann}]
2: German chemist (1818-1892) [syn: {Hoffmann}, {August Wilhelm
von Hoffmann}]
3: United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum
mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
[syn: {Hoffmann}, {Roald Hoffmann}]
4: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822) [syn:
{Hoffmann}, {E. T. A. Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Amadeus
Hoffmann}, {Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann}]