Source : WordNet®

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