Charles Fenno Hoffman (February 7, 1806 – June 7, 1884) was an American author, poet and editor associated with the Knickerbocker Group in New York.
22-487: Not to be confused with Hoffmann . For other uses, see Hoffman (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] Look up Hoffman in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hoffman is a surname of German origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch ,
44-604: A New York State Senator and U.S. Representative . He was descended from Martin Hermanzen Hoffman, who emigrated to New Netherland in 1657. He attended New York University and Columbia College , and studied law with Harmanus Bleecker . Hoffman was admitted to the bar in 1827, but he practiced law only intermittently. In 1833, he led a group of other students in the Eucleian Society in establishing The Knickerbocker magazine, which he edited for
66-649: A German botanist and entomologist [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Hoffmann . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoffmann&oldid=1254719313 " Categories : Surnames German-language surnames Occupational surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
88-866: A servant used his manuscripts to start a fire. He was hospitalized briefly in April 1849 and, after his release, he accepted a position with the Department of State in Washington, D.C. By autumn, however, he was declared permanently insane. He spent the last 30 years of his life in the Harrisburg State Hospital , a state asylum in Pennsylvania. It was in Harrisburg that he was diagnosed with chronic mania, or manic-depressive psychosis. Hoffman died in Harrisburg on June 7, 1884. He
110-433: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Hoffmann Not to be confused with Hoffman . Hoffmann is a German surname. People [ edit ] A [ edit ] Albert Hoffmann (1846–1924), German horticulturist Alexander Hoffmann (born 1975), German politician Arthur Hoffmann (politician) (1857–1927), Swiss politician and member of
132-606: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Charles Fenno Hoffman Hoffman was born in New York City on February 7, 1806. He was the son of New York Attorney General Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766–1837) and his second wife, Maria ( née Fenno) Hoffman (1781–1823). His elder half-brother from his father's first marriage to Mary Colden was Ogden Hoffman , who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1841. When Charles
154-583: The New York Mirror a year later. Hoffman's first book was A Winter in the Far West (1835), recounting his travels as far west as St. Louis, Missouri . It was followed by Wild Scenes in Forest and Prairie (1839) based on actual experiences in search of health. He wrote a successful novel, Greyslaer (1840), based on the murder of Colonel Solomon P. Sharp by Jereboam O. Beauchamp , known as
176-721: The Beauchamp–Sharp Tragedy —an event that several writers, including Thomas Holley Chivers , Edgar Allan Poe and William Gilmore Simms , also fictionalized. Hoffman's version, however, had little in common with the true event. Hoffman's fame rested chiefly upon his poems, first collected in The Vigil of Faith (1842). Literary critic Rufus Wilmot Griswold that year dedicated twice as much space to Hoffman than any other author in his respected anthology The Poets and Poetry of America . Griswold helped Hoffman publish The Echo , another collection of poetry, in 1844. Hoffman
198-532: The surname Hoffman . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoffman&oldid=1257264934 " Categories : Surnames German-language surnames Occupational surnames Yiddish-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
220-606: The Alaska Senate M [ edit ] Malvina Hoffman (1887–1966), American sculptor and author Mani Hoffman (born 1975), French singer and songwriter Manny Hoffman (1937–2013), American politician and businessman Marc Hoffman (born 1961), American composer Mark González Hoffman (born 1984), Chilean footballer Mat Hoffman (born 1972), American BMX rider Matthew Hoffman (murderer) (born 1980), American triple murderer Max Hoffman (1904–1981), Austrian-born importer of European automobiles into
242-751: The Orange Free State Jules Hoffman , American children's musician Julius Hoffman (1895–1983), presiding judge in the Chicago Eight trial K [ edit ] Karla Hoffman , American operations researcher Katherine B. Hoffman (1914–2020), American chemist and academic administrator Klaus H. Hofmann (1911–1995), American chemist Klementyna Hoffmanowa (1798–1845), Polish writer and translator L [ edit ] Larry Hoffman (1878–1948), American baseball player Lauren Hoffman (born 1977), American singer Lyman Hoffman (born 1950), member of
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#1732765947931264-1367: The PET scanner Elaine Hoffman Watts (1932–2017), American klezmer drummer Elisha Hoffman (1839–1929), American hymn composer Elmer J. Hoffman (1899–1976), American politician Emily Hoffman (1876–1927), American socialite Ernst Reinhold von Hofmann (1801–1871), Russian geologist and mineralogist Eugene Augustus Hoffman (1829–1902), American clergyman Eva Hoffman (born 1945), Polish-American writer F [ edit ] F. Burrall Hoffman (1882–1980), American architect Fabian Hoffman (1917–1980), American football player François-Benoît Hoffman (1760–1828), French playwright and critic Frederick Ludwig Hoffman (1865–1946), American statistician G [ edit ] Gene L. Hoffman (1932–2007), American educator and politician George H. Hoffman (1838–1922), South Dakota politician Glenn Hoffman (born 1958), American baseball player, coach, and manager Grace Hoffman (1921–2008), American operatic mezzo-soprano and academic teacher Gregory Hofmann (born 1992), Swiss ice hockey player H [ edit ] H. Lawrence Hoffman (1911–1977), American illustrator Harold G. Hoffman (1896–1954), American politician and governor of New Jersey Heinrich Hoffman (1836–1894), American Civil War Corporal in
286-4508: The Swiss Federal Council Asa Hoffmann (born 1943), American chess player August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798–1874), German poet B [ edit ] Banesh Hoffmann (1906–1986), American mathematician and physicist, biographer of Einstein Baptist Hoffmann (1863–1937), German operatic baritone and voice teacher Bettina Hoffmann (born 1960), German politician Bruno Hoffmann (1913–1991), German glass harp player C [ edit ] Charles F. Hoffmann (1838–1913), German-American topographer Christoph Hoffmann (1815–1885), German politician and Templer Christoph Hoffmann (born 1957), German politician D [ edit ] David Hoffmann (disambiguation) E [ edit ] E. T. A. Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann; 1776–1822), German writer, eponym of The Tales of Hoffmann Erich Hoffmann (1868–1959), German dermatologist Ernst Hoffmann (conductor) (1899–1956), American symphony conductor F [ edit ] Falk Hoffmann (born 1952), East German diver Felix Hoffmann (1868–1949), German chemist (aspirin) Felix Hoffmann (basketball) (born 1989), German basketball player Felix Hoffmann (illustrator) (1911–1975), Swiss graphic designer and artist Francis Hoffmann (1822–1903), German-American clergyman, politician and writer Frederic de Hoffmann (1924–1989), Austrian-American nuclear physicist Friedrich Hoffmann (1660–1742), German physician and chemist at Halle Friedrich Albin Hoffmann (1843–1924), German internist Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche (1868–1920), Swiss founder of chemical company G [ edit ] Gaby Hoffmann (born 1982), American actress Geza von Hoffmann (1885–1921), Austrian-Hungarian eugenicist and writer Georg Franz Hoffmann (1760–1826), German botanist and lichenologist Gerhard Hoffmann (pilot) (1919–1945), World War II German flying ace Gleisi Hoffmann , Brazilian politician and lawyer H [ edit ] Hanna Hoffmann (1858–1917), Danish sculptor and silversmith Hans Hoffmann (painter) (c.1530–1592), German artist Héctor Omar Hoffmann (1949–2020), Argentine singer-songwriter artistically known as Sergio Denis Heinrich Hoffmann (author) (1809–1894), German psychiatrist and author Heinrich Hoffmann (sport shooter) (1867–?), German sports shooter Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer) (1885–1957), German photographer Heinrich Hoffmann (pilot) (1913–1941), World War II German flying ace Heinz Hoffmann (1910–1985), East German General and Defence Minister Hermann Hoffmann (1819–1891), German botanist and mycologist Hilmar Hoffmann (1925–2018), German film festival director, cultural politician, director of Goethe-Institute, writer I [ edit ] Ingo Hoffmann (born 1953), Brazilian Formula One & Two racecar driver J [ edit ] James Hoffmann (born 1979), English barista, businessman and online influencer Jan Hoffmann (born 1955), German figure skater Jens Hoffmann (born 1974), Costa Rican writer and curator of exhibitions Joachim Hoffmann (1930–2002), German historian Johann Hoffmann (neurologist) (1857–1919), German neurologist Johann Joseph Hoffmann (1805–1878), German scholar and Oriental philologist Johann Leonard Hoffmann (1710–1782), Dutch army surgeon and amateur geologist Johannes Hoffmann (1867–1930), Bavarian politician and Minister-President John-Baptist Hoffmann (1857–1928), German Jesuit, anthropologist and Munda scholar Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer) (born 1970), German swimmer Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956), Austrian architect and designer Jules A. Hoffmann (born 1941), Luxembourg-born French immunologist and Nobel laureate K [ edit ] Karel Hoffmann (1872–1936), Czech violinist Karl Hoffmann (Swiss politician) (1820–1895) Karl August Otto Hoffmann (1853–1909), German botanist Karol Hoffmann (born 1989), Polish athlete Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann (1895–1988), German admiral during World War II L [ edit ] Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann (born 1934), British Law Lord Luc Hoffmann (1923–2016), Swiss ornithologist, co-founder of
308-2126: The Union Army Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer) (1885–1957), Hitler's personal photographer and Nazi politician Henry William Hoffman (1825–1895), American politician I [ edit ] Irwin Hoffman (1924–2018), North American and Latin American Conductor Izzy Hoffman (1875–1942), American baseball player J [ edit ] Jack Hoffman (born 2005), American pediatric cancer patient Jack Hoffman (American football) (1930–2001), American football player Jackie Hoffman (born 1960), American actress and stand-up comedian Jacob Hoffman (1881–1956), Hungarian rabbi Jacob Hoffman (musician) (died 1974), American xylophone player Jan Hoffmann (born 1955), German figure skater Janice Hoffman, birth name of Janice H. Levin (1913–2001), philanthropist and art collector from New York City Jason Hoffman (born 1989), Australian football (soccer) player Jay Hoffman (rugby league) (born 1958), Australian rugby league footballer Jean Hoffman (water polo) (1893–?), Belgian water polo player Jeff Hoffman (born 1993), American baseball player Jeffrey A. Hoffman (born 1944), American astronaut Jerzy Hoffman (born 1932), Polish film director and screenwriter Joanna Hoffman (born 1953), Polish-born American computer executive John Hoffman (filmmaker) (1904–1980), Hungarian-American filmmaker John T. Hoffman (1828–1888), governor of New York state and mayor of New York City Josef Hofmann (1876–1954), Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor Josef Anton Hofmann (1924–2010), London-born American audio engineer, son of Josef Hofmann Josh Hoffman (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player Josiah Ogden Hoffman (1766–1837), New York State Attorney General 1795–1802 Josias Philip Hoffman (1807–1879), Boer politician and first President of
330-2419: The United States Melchior Hoffman (c. 1490 – 1543), 16th-century German religious leader Michael Hoffman (director) (born 1956), American movie director Michael A. Hoffman (1944–1990), American archaeologist Michael A. Hoffman II (born 1954), American Holocaust denier Mike Hoffman (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player Monty Hoffman (1952–2013), American actor and writer, known for Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen Myer Hoffman (1902–1959), English-born Irish cricketer Myn M. Hoffman (1883–1951), American military nurse N [ edit ] Nadine Hoffman , All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Nanna Hoffman (1846–1920), Swedish entrepreneur Nicholas von Hoffman (1929–2018), American journalist Neil Hoffman ( c. 1939 ), American academic administrator, college president, educator Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born 1955), American fantasy author Noah Hoffman (born 1989), American Olympic skier O [ edit ] Ogden Hoffman (1794–1856), New York State Attorney General 1854–1855 Ogden Hoffman Jr. (1822–1891), American federal judge Otto Hoffman (1879–1944), American film actor P [ edit ] Paul Hoffman (basketball) (1925–1998), American basketball player Paul G. Hoffman (1891–1974), American automobile company executive Philip Hoffman (disambiguation) , several people R [ edit ] Rachel Hoffman (1984–2008), American student, murder victim in botched drug sting Reid Hoffman (born 1967), American entrepreneur Richard Hoffman (disambiguation) , several people Rick Hoffman , American actor Robert Hoffman (disambiguation) , several people S [ edit ] Samuel Hoffman (1903–1967), American thereminist Steve Hoffman (disambiguation) , several people T [ edit ] Tex Hoffman (1893–1947), American baseball player Thom Hoffman (born 1957), Dutch actor and photographer Toni Hoffman , Australian nurse and whistleblower Trevor Hoffman (born 1967), Major League Baseball pitcher Tristan Hoffman (born 1970), Dutch road racing cyclist W [ edit ] William Hoffman (disambiguation) , several people v t e Surnames associated with
352-1872: The World Wildlife Fund M [ edit ] Mat Hoffman (born 1972), American BMX rider Max Hoffmann (1869–1927), German officer and military strategist during World War I Melanie Hoffmann (born 1974), German footballer Mike Hoffmann (1953/1954–2021), American musician and record producer Marcin Hoffmann (born 1972), Polish professor of chemistry at Adam Mickiewicz University N [ edit ] Nickel Hoffmann (1536–1592), German architect O [ edit ] Oskar Hoffmann (painter) (1851–1912), Baltic-German artist from Estonia Oskar Hoffmann (author) (1866–1928), German science fiction author Oswald Hoffmann (1913-2005), American clergyman and Lutheran broadcaster P [ edit ] Paul Hoffmann, pseudonym of composer Montague Ewing (1890–1957) Philipp Hoffmann (1806–1889), German architect Professor Hoffmann (1839–1919), pseudonym for Angelo Lewis, English barrister, magician and writer R [ edit ] Ralph Hoffmann (1870–1932), American ornithologist Reinhild Hoffmann (born 1943), German choreographer Roald Hoffmann (born 1937), Polish-American chemist and Nobel laureate Roy Hoffmann , US Navy Rear Admiral Rüdiger Hoffmann (born 1964), German cabarettist T [ edit ] Thorsten Hoffmann (born 1961), German politician Z [ edit ] Zdzisław Hoffmann (born 1959), Polish triple jumper Other uses [ edit ] Hoffmann (motorcycle) , defunct German bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer Hoffmann (automobile) , German three-wheeled car Mount Hoffmann See also [ edit ] Hoffman Hofman Hofmann Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg (author abbreviation: Hoffmanns. , 1766–1849),
374-467: The first three issues before passing duties on to Timothy Flint, who then passed them to Lewis Gaylord Clark . In 1835, Hoffman edited The New-York Book of Poetry which first attributed A Visit From St. Nicholas to Clement Clarke Moore . In 1836, Park Benjamin, Sr. merged his New England Monthly Magazine with the American Monthly and hired Hoffman as editor, though he left to join
396-1379: The name can also be spelled Hoffmann , Hofmann , Hofman , Huffman , and Hofmans . People with the surname [ edit ] A [ edit ] Aaron Hoffman (1880–1944), American writer, director and comedian Abbie Hoffman (1936–1989), American social activist of prominence in the 1960s and 1970s Abraham Hoffman (1938–2015), Israeli basketball player Adolph Hoffmann (1858–1930), German politician and Prussian Minister for Science, Culture and Education Al Hoffman (1902–1960), Russian-born American songwriter Alan Hoffman (born 1982), American entrepreneur Albert Hofmann (1906–2008), Swiss chemist and discoverer of LSD Alex Hoffman-Ellis (born 1989), American football player Alice Hoffman (born 1952), American author Anthony Hoffman (1739–1790), New York politician Arthur Sullivant Hoffman (1876–1966), American magazine editor August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818–1892) German organic chemist B [ edit ] Barbara Hoffman (born 1931), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Beate Hofmann (born 1963), German Lutheran bishop Ben Hoffman (born 1974), American comedian and writer Ben Hoffman (triathlete) (born 1983), American triathlete Benjamin Hoffman (1864–1922), American lawyer, politician, and judge Benzion Hoffman best known by
418-799: The occupations of farmer / ploughman / peasant etc. Germanic Farmer , Plowman , Cotter , Cotterill , Bond , Huber , Hübner Bauer , Ackerman , Baumann , Ackermann , Bumann , Buhmann , Pachter , Hüfner Hoffman , Hoffmann , Hofmann , Hofman , Huffman , Hofmans Boer ( De Boer ), Ploog , Neubauer , Neubert , Neugebauer , Viertel , Wiedemann Bonde , Farman [REDACTED] Semitic Fellah Bartholomew Slavic Kmet Pluzhnikov Pluznyk /Pluzhnik Sedlák Sedláček Rolnik Láník Other Arājs (Latvian) Campagnaro , Massaro (Romance) Georgios (Greek) Rolnikas (Lithuanian) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
440-2095: The pen name Zivion, Yiddish writer, journalist, and political activist Bern Hoffman (1913–1979), American film and television actor Bernard Hoffman (1913–1979), American photographer Biff Hoffman (1904–1954), American football player Bill Hoffman (disambiguation) , several people Brock Hoffman (born 1998), American football player Bryce G. Hoffman (born 1969), American author C [ edit ] Calvin Hoffman (died 1987), American theater press agent and writer Camille Hoffman (born 1987), American artist Carl von Hoffman (1889–1982), Russian adventurer Carl Henry Hoffman (1896–1980), Pennsylvania politician Charles Hoffman (1911–1972), American screenwriter and film producer Charles E. Hoffman (born 1949), American business executive and college dean Charles Fenno Hoffman (1806–1884), American author, poet and editor Charlotta Hoffman (1807–1877) Swedish actress Christopher Hoffman (born 1981), Zimbabwean actor and voice artist Clara Cleghorn Hoffman (1831–1908), American educator and temperance reformer Clare Hoffman (1875–1967), American politician D [ edit ] Daniel Hoffman (1923–2013), American poet, essayist, and academic Danny Hoffman (1880–1922), American baseball player Darleane C. Hoffman (born 1926), American nuclear chemist David Hoffman (disambiguation) , several people Donald D. Hoffman (born 1955), American cognitive psychologist and popular science author Dorothea Hoffman (died 1710), Swedish hat maker Dorothy Hoffman (1915–1996), American engineer Doug Hoffman (born 1953), politician, congressional candidate Dustin Hoffman (born 1937), American actor and film director Dutch Hoffman (1904–1962), American baseball player E [ edit ] E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822), Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror Edward George Hoffman (1877–1931), American politician Edward J. Hoffman (1942–2004), American professor, co-inventor of
462-680: Was 11 years old, his leg was crushed by a boating accident and had to be amputated . Hoffman, who was proud of his ancestry, was the grandson of John Fenno , the Federalist editor of the Gazette of the United States . One aunt, Harriet Fenno (d. 1808), was married to John Rodman , the New York County District Attorney , and other aunt, Mary Eliza Fenno (d. 1817), was married to Gulian C. Verplanck ,
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#1732765947931484-447: Was also popular for his songs, including "Sparkling and Bright" and "Rosalie Clare." Hoffman remained a successful editor and author throughout the 1840s. He officially began a new role as editor of The Literary World magazine on May 1, 1847. The weekly journal, which also included Evert Augustus Duyckinck and George Long Duyckinck , ceased publication in 1853. Under the strain of work, he went insane in 1849, supposedly after
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