Roald Hoffmann
Polish-American Nobel laureate chemist and playwright
Also known as Roald Safran
- Born
- July 18, 1937
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Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 2.Stated in Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- 3.Stated in Proleksis Encyclopedia
- 4.Stated in Munzinger PersonenRetrieved 2017-10-09
- July 18, 1937
- Birthplace
- Zolochiv
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Sources- 1.Stated in Google Books“The Same and Not the Same”
- 2.Stated in Google Books
- Zolochiv
- Citizenship
- Second Polish Republic
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Sources- 1.“Remarkable thinkers due in Dunedin”odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/remarkable-thinkers-due-dunedinRetrieved 2021-04-01
- 2.“Oxygen: A Play in 2 Acts”wiley.com/en-us/Oxygen%3A+A+Play+in+2+Acts-p-9783527304134
- , United States
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Sources- 1.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica Online“Woodward–Hoffmann rules”
- 2.nndb.com/org/290/000161804/
- 3.“Paid Notice: Deaths HOFFMANN, ERNST FEDOR”nytimes.com/2004/05/08/classified/paid-notice-deaths-hoffmann-ernst-fedor.htmlRetrieved 2021-04-01
- Second Polish Republic
- Occupation
- playwright
- , chemist
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Sources- 1.nndb.com/company/021/000051865/
- 2.nndb.com/org/290/000161804/
- 3.“Sparring minds: The war over a Nobel”nytimes.com/2005/03/04/arts/sparring-minds-the-war-over-a-nobel.htmlRetrieved 2021-04-01
- , poet
- +2 more
- Education
- Stuyvesant High School(until 1955)
- , Columbia University(until 1958)
- , Harvard University(until 1962)
- Employer
- Languages spoken, written or signed
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- Awards
- Marie Curie Medal(2019)
- Lomonosov Gold Medal(2011)
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Sources- 1.“Большая золотая медаль им. М.В.Ломоносова”ras.ru/about/awards/lomonosovgoldmedal.aspxRetrieved 2026-09-26
- James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry(2009)
- American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal(2006)
- Kołos Medal(1998)
- George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education(1996)
- Priestley Medal(1990)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Priestley Medalacs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/bytopic/priestley-medal.htmlRetrieved 2026-09-26
- 2.roaldhoffmann.com/sites/default/files/fromd6/chemistry_-democracy_and_a_response_to_the_environment.pdfRetrieved 2026-09-26
- honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I(1987)
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- NAS Award in Chemical Sciences(1986)
- Foreign Member of the Royal Society(June 28, 1984)
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- National Medal of Science(1983)
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Sources- 1.“Roald Hoffmann”nsf.gov/honorary-awards/national-medal-science/recipients?query=hoffmannRetrieved 2026-09-26
- American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry(1982)
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry(1981) together with: Kenichi Fukui · prize money: 500,000 SEK · award rationale: for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions, för deras var för sig utvecklade teorier för kemiska reaktioners förlopp
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Sources- 1.Stated in nobelprize.org“The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1981”nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1981/summary/Retrieved 2021-02-05
- 2.“Table showing prize amounts”nobelprize.org/uploads/2019/04/prize-amounts-2020.pdfRetrieved 2021-02-05
- William H. Nichols Medal(1981)
- Remsen Award(1980)
- Guggenheim Fellowship(1978)
- Centenary Prize(1974)
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Sources- 1.“Centenary Prizes for Chemistry and Communication”rsc.org/standards-and-recognition/prizes/research-and-innovation-prizes/centenary-prizes-for-chemistry-and-communication/Retrieved 2026-09-26
- Harvard Centennial Medal(1974)
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Sources- 1.“Past Centennial Medalists | The Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences”gsas.harvard.edu/alumni/recognize/centennial-medal/past-centennial-medalistsRetrieved 2026-09-26
- Linus Pauling Award(1974)
- Arthur C. Cope Award(1973)
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Sources- 1.“Arthur C. Cope Award”organicdivision.org/copeaward/Retrieved 2026-09-26
- ACS Award in Pure Chemistry(1969)
- Fellow of the American Chemical Society
- Member of
- Royal Society of London(since 1984) subject has role: Fellow of the Royal Society
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Sources- 1.“Professor Roald Hoffmann FRS | Royal Society Fellow”royalsociety.org/people/roald-hoffmann-11629/Retrieved 2026-09-26
- German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina(since 2000)
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Sources- 1.“Leopoldina: Detail”leopoldina.org/mitglieder/mitgliederverzeichnis/detail/roald-hoffmann/Retrieved 2026-09-26
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- National Academy of Sciences(since 1972) subject has role: Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
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Sources- 1.“Roald Hoffmann – NAS”nasonline.org/directory-entry/roald-hoffmann-wdjcqv/Retrieved 2026-09-26
- International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences(since 1971) subject has role: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Sources- 1.“Roald Hoffmann | American Academy of Arts and Sciences”amacad.org/person/roald-hoffmannRetrieved 2026-09-26
- American Philosophical Society
- North Rhine-Westphalia Academy for Sciences and Arts(since 1998) subject has role: corresponding member
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Sources- 1.“Detail: Prof. Dr. Roald Hoffmann”awk.nrw/mitglieder/detail?tx_memberlist_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_memberlist_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=MemberList&tx_memberlist_pi1%5Buid%5D=347&cHash=f29d913d09594f69dff0e0a2285a1c97Retrieved 2026-09-26
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- Russian Academy of Sciences(since 1988) subject has role: foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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Sources- 1.“Хоффман (Хофман) Роалд. | ИС АРАН”isaran.ru/?q=ru/person&guid=A5FB194B-4827-6F48-0AD5-21FF4EF44F47Retrieved 2026-09-26
- Indian National Science Academy
- American Physical Society(since 1982) subject has role: Fellow of the American Physical Society
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Sources- 1.“APS Fellows archive”aps.org/funding-recognition/aps-fellowship?q=Roald%20Hoffmann&af=trueRetrieved 2026-09-26
- Polish Academy of Sciences(since 2017) subject has role: foreign member
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Sources- 1.“Roald Hoffmann”pan.pl/czlonkowie/roald-hoffmann/Retrieved 2026-09-26
- European Academy of Sciences(since 2007) subject has role: honorary member
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Sources- 1.“Member – EurASc: Roald Hoffmann”eurasc.eu/member/roald-hoffmann/Retrieved 2026-09-26
- Royal Society of London(since 1984) subject has role: Fellow of the Royal Society
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