Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann | |
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Hoffmann in 2015 | |
| 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) 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.