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Hoffer
Hoffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abram Hoffer (1917-2009), Canadian biochemist and psychiatrist * Andrea C. Hoffer (born 1964), German painter * Bernard Hoffer (born 1934), Swiss-American composer and conductor * Bill Hoffer (1870–1959), American baseball player * Erwin Hoffer (born 1987), Austrian footballer * Eric Hoffer (1898–1983), American philosopher * Hera Hoffer (born 1987), American drag queen also known as Jinkx Monsoon * Isaac Hoffer Doutrich (1871–1941), American Republican politician * Leopold Hoffer (1842–1913) Hungarian-English chess player and journalist * Melissa Hoffer, American lawyer for environmental law * Paul Höffer, (1895–1949), German composer * Peter James Hoffer, (born 1965), Canadian artist * Robert Hoffer, American businessman * Tony Hoffer, American songwriter See also * Hofer (other) * Höfer Höfer (also spelled Hoefer) is a German surname, derived from ''Hof'' (yard, court), which refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Hoffer
Erwin "Jimmy" Hoffer (born 14 April 1987) is an Austrian former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He represented the Austria national football team at UEFA Euro 2008, and his 17-year playing career spanned several clubs in Austria, Italy, Germany and Belgium. Club career Admira Wacker Born in Baden bei Wien, Austria, Hoffer played for the youth teams such as 1. SC Haidhof, FC Tribuswinkel and Badener AC before joining VfB Admira Wacker Mödling, Admira Wacker, where he started his professional career. After progressing through the ranks there, Hoffer started his professional career at 17 Admira Wacker, where he played from 2004 to 2006 in the first team. He also scored four times, including against Sturm Graz and ASKÖ Pasching, Pasching. Rapid Wien After a two-year spell, he moved to SK Rapid Wien, Rapid Wien where he was a replacement for Muhammet Akagündüz, who left for Turkish side Kayserispor. Hoffer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983) was an American philosopher and social critic. A conservative moderate with an atypical working-class background, Hoffer authored ten books over his career and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, '' The True Believer'' (1951), was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that ''The Ordeal of Change'' (1963) was his finest work. The Eric Hoffer Book Award is an international literary prize established in his honor. The University of California, Berkeley awards an annual literary prize named jointly for Hoffer. Early life Many elements of Hoffer's early life are unverified, but in autobiographical statements, Hoffer claimed to have been born in 1902 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, to Knut and Elsa (Goebel) Hoffer. His parents were immigrants from Alsace, then part of Imperial Germany. By age five, Hoffer could a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abram Hoffer
Abram Hoffer (November 11, 1917 – May 27, 2009) was a Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist known for his "adrenochrome hypothesis" of schizoaffective disorders. According to Hoffer, megavitamin therapy and other nutritional interventions are potentially effective treatments for cancer and schizophrenia. Hoffer was also involved in studies of LSD as an experimental therapy for alcoholism and the discovery that high-dose niacin can be used to treat high cholesterol and other dyslipidemias. Biography Hoffer was born in the small Jewish settlement of Sonnenfeld in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1917, the last of four children and the son of Israel Hoffer.Dyck, 2008, p26 Originally interested in agriculture, Hoffer earned both a bachelor's and a master's degree in agricultural chemistry from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. He then took up a scholarship for a year of post-graduate work with the University of Minnesota, followed by work developing assa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hera Hoffer
Hera Lilith Hoffer (born September 18, 1987), best known by the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag queen, actress, singer and comedienne, originally from the Pacific Northwest, and perhaps best-known for winning the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5), fifth season (2013) of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She made her Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in 2023 and has appeared in character roles on television and in cabaret. Nine years after her first win on ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', in 2022, she returned as part of an RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 7, all-winners ''All Stars'' season, featuring a mixture of crowned queens from several seasons competing against one another for the title of "Queen of All Queens" and a $200,000 prize. Monsoon placed first here as well, becoming the first two-time winner of the show across its many global franchises. Throughout her drag career, she has been noted for her wit and comedic timing, her musical theatre-inspired performances, and for Imper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Hoffer
Melissa A. Hoffer is an American environmental lawyer currently serving as the Climate Chief of Massachusetts, the first to hold a seat of this kind in the country. Hoffer previously worked in the Attorney General of Massachusetts' office, the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), and WilmerHale. She was a "day one" appointee to President Joe Biden's cabinet as Principal Deputy General Counsel and Acting General Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency. As a lawyer, she headed cases including ''Boumediene v. Bush'' (related to the Algerian Six) and '' Commonwealth v. Exxon Mobil Corp.'' She believes in a "whole-of-government approach" to climate change and that environmental issues should not be isolated to a single government department. Early life and education A native of southeastern Pennsylvania, Hoffer holds a BA from Hampshire College, an M.Ed from University of Massachusetts, a JD from Northeastern University School of Law (1998), and a certificate in environmental m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoffer
Hoffer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abram Hoffer (1917-2009), Canadian biochemist and psychiatrist * Andrea C. Hoffer (born 1964), German painter * Bernard Hoffer (born 1934), Swiss-American composer and conductor * Bill Hoffer (1870–1959), American baseball player * Erwin Hoffer (born 1987), Austrian footballer * Eric Hoffer (1898–1983), American philosopher * Hera Hoffer (born 1987), American drag queen also known as Jinkx Monsoon * Isaac Hoffer Doutrich (1871–1941), American Republican politician * Leopold Hoffer (1842–1913) Hungarian-English chess player and journalist * Melissa Hoffer, American lawyer for environmental law * Paul Höffer, (1895–1949), German composer * Peter James Hoffer, (born 1965), Canadian artist * Robert Hoffer, American businessman * Tony Hoffer, American songwriter See also * Hofer (other) * Höfer Höfer (also spelled Hoefer) is a German surname, derived from ''Hof'' (yard, court), which refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter James Hoffer
Peter Hoffer (born 1965) is a Canadian artist known for his painterly landscapes. Hoffer's "deconstructivist" approach – characterized by layers of paint and fragmented, reflective surfaces – challenges artistic conventions of representation.Moore, Lynn. "The Landscapes of Peter Hoffer." ''The Montreal Gazette'', 1 Mar. 2001Web./ref>Dorais, Ève. "Un décalage de la vision / Peter Hoffer. Natural History." ''ETC.'', vol. 85, Spring 2009Web./ref> Solo exhibitions of his work have been held at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Quebec City) and galleries in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, London, Paris, Berlin, Boston and New York."Peter Hoffer." ''Galerie de Bellefeuille.'Web./ref> Life and career Peter Hoffer was born in Brantford, Ontario in 1965. He studied painting and sculpture at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto in 1990 and at the University of Guelph where he completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1993. After a sojourn in New York City, he studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Hoffer
Leopold Hoffer (1842 in Hungary – 28 August 1913 in England) was an English chess player and journalist. He left Budapest for Switzerland. From 1867, he lived in Paris, where he won matches against, among others, Ignatz von Kolisch, Samuel Rosenthal and Jules Arnous de Rivière. In 1870, Hoffer Émigré, emigrated to England, where he spent the remainder of his life. From 1879-1896, Hoffer was a founder and editor (with Johannes Zukertort) of the magazine ''Chess Monthly''. Publications * * * References External links * 1842 births 1913 deaths People from the Austrian Empire Immigrants to the United Kingdom Hungarian Jews Hungarian chess players English chess players Jewish chess players British chess writers British magazine editors British Jews 19th-century British chess players 19th-century English sportsmen {{England-chess-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Hoffer
Bernard Hoffer (born October 14, 1934) is a Swiss-born American composer laureate and conductor. He is best known for his work on 1980s cartoons such as ''ThunderCats'' and '' SilverHawks''. He worked on several of Rankin/Bass's television series and specials. The music he developed for ''The MacNeil-Lehrer Report'', used on the ''PBS NewsHour'' until 2015, was nominated for an Emmy Award. He has won six Clio Awards for his work on commercials. He has also conducted several musical shows, such as the ballets ''A Boston Cinderella!'' and ''Ma Goose''. Early life and education Hoffer was born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1934. In his early years, he received musical training at the Dalcroze School in New York, then later studied composition at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, between 1953 and 1958. After high school, he played for two years with New York's Warren Covington Orchestra, the Sammy Kaye Orchestra and the Buddy Morrow Orchestra. Career From 1969 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hoffer
Robert Hoffer is an American businessman who for the past 25 years has primarily worked in technology and software. He initially developed and launched one of the first online yellow pages. Hoffer is also credited with developing instant messaging agents and web-based scratch-off games. Over the course of his career, he has worked for and consulted for many large corporations, including Apple Computer, AOL, Xerox, PepsiCo, Playboy, Citibank, and Lipton. Inventions Hoffer often promotes the message that "everything old is new again," arguing that many of today's inventions are simply repackaged versions of old ideas. This may be the driving force behind his work as co-founder of several Internet companies, including InfoSpace Corp., an Internet directory services provider; Query Labs, offering third-party directory services to newspapers and media firms; and Typo.net, which launched the hotly debated concept of interstitial advertising. His vision is often credited with bring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Hoffer
Tony Hoffer is an American record producer, songwriter, and music mixer. Career Hoffer is credited for his work on multiple platinum-selling albums including Travis, The Kooks, The Thrills, Beck, Supergrass, Turin Brakes and Air. His records have been nominated for Grammys and British Mercury Prize Awards for his work with Beck, M83, Chromeo, Silversun Pickups, Depeche Mode and The Thrills. Hoffer is most noted for his production and mixing of albums by Beck, The Fratellis (debuted at #2 in UK charts on 11 Sep 06), The Kooks (one of the top-selling UK albums in 2006), M83, Belle & Sebastian, Fitz and the Tantrums and Air. Hoffer has also worked with Fischerspooner, Grandaddy, the French group Phoenix, Suede, Sondre Lerche, Turin Brakes and Canadian-Irish band Romes. Selected production/mix credits * 1999: '' Midnite Vultures'' by Beck * 2001: '' 10 000 Hz Legend'' by Air * 2002: ''Life on Other Planets'' by Supergrass * 2003: '' So Much for the City'' by The Thri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hoffer
William Leopold Hoffer (November 8, 1870 – July 21, 1959) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1895–1899, 1901) with the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Blues. For his career, he compiled a 92–46 record in 161 appearances, with a 3.75 earned run average and 314 strikeouts. In 1901 he archived the dubious honor of being the losing pitcher in the American League's first game.''Glory Fades Away'', by Jerry Lansche, 1991, Taylor Publishing, In his rookie year, 1895, he compiled 31 wins (including a league-leading four shutouts) for the League-winning Orioles. He led the National League in Winning Percentage in 1895 and 1896. He was born and later died in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at the age of 88. See also * List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders References External links Bill Hofferat SABR Sabr () (literally 'endurance' or more accurately 'perseverance' and 'persistence'" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
