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Paul Hoffman (other)
Paul Hoffman may refer to: Sportspeople *Paul Hoffman (basketball) (1925–1998), American basketball player *Paul Hoffman (rowing) (born 1946), US Olympic rowing coxswain *Paul Hoffman (weightlifter) (born 1955), Swazi Olympic weightlifter Writers *Paul Hoffman (English writer) (born 1953), English novelist *Paul Hoffman (science writer) (born 1956), American writer and television presenter *Paul Hoffman (business writer), American business writer Others *Paul F. Hoffman (born 1941), geologist *Paul G. Hoffman (1891–1974), president of Studebaker and Economic Cooperation Administrator *Paul Hoffman (engineer), IETF participant and founder of imc.org and vpnc.org * Paul E. Hoffman, American historian, winner of the Francis Parkman Prize See also *Paul Hoffmann (other) {{human name disambiguation, Hoffman, Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hoffman (basketball)
Paul Jacob Hoffman (May 5, 1925 – November 12, 1998) was an American professional basketball player. High school and college career Hoffman, a 6'2" guard (basketball), guard/forward (basketball), forward, attended Jasper High School in Jasper, Indiana from 1939 to 1943; his coach was the legendary Cabby O'Neill. After high school, he attended Purdue University, where he played under head coach Ward Lambert. He became the only four time First Team-All Big Ten selection in Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball, Boilermaker history and one of the first two players to be selected in the 1947 NBA draft, NBA draft with teammate Bulbs Ehlers. He led Purdue in scoring all four seasons and won the MVP award for his performance in the 1947 All-American All-Star game at Madison Square Garden. Hoffman was a three-time second team Helms Foundation All-American. Professional playing career Hoffman was drafted by the Toronto Huskies in the 1947 BAA draft, but never played for the team as it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hoffman (rowing)
Paul Hoffman (born April 21, 1946) is an American coxswain who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in New York City in 1946. Hoffman was the cox for the men's eight at the 1967 European Rowing Championships where the team won silver. He was a member of the US Olympic Rowing Team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. A supporter of the Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR), Hoffman provided Peter Norman, the Australian winner of the silver medal of the 200m track race, with his OPHR badge, which Norman then wore at the medal ceremony in support of the protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos. Hoffman then faced a disciplinary hearing by the U.S. Olympic Committee, where he was accused of conspiracy. He was found not guilty and was allowed to take part in the eights race. He was the coxswain of the American crew which finished sixth in the eight event. Hoffman went on to take a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hoffman (weightlifter)
Paul Hoffman (born 3 December 1955) is a Swazi weightlifter. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe .... References External links * 1955 births Living people Swazi male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Eswatini Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Swaziland-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hoffman (English Writer)
Paul Hoffman (born 1953) is an author, who wrote the ''Left Hand of God'' trilogy. He studied English at New College, Oxford. Paul Hoffman wrote the script for the 1998 vampire film '' The Wisdom of Crocodiles'' with Jude Law, Timothy Spall and Elina Löwensohn. A portion of his first novel was loosely based on the film of the same name. His second novel, a dark comedy entitled ''The Golden Age of Censorship'', was based on his experience as a film censor at the British Board of Film Classification The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is a non-governmental organization, non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited .... Bibliography * ''The Wisdom of Crocodiles'' (2000) * ''The Golden Age of Censorship'' (2007) * ''Scorn'' (2017) The Left Hand of God Trilogy * '' The Left Hand of God'' (2010) * ''The Last Four Things'' (2011) * ''The Beating of His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hoffman (science Writer)
Paul Hoffman (born March 30, 1956) is the president and CEO of the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is also a prominent author, science educator, food entrepreneurMoth storyteller and host of the PBS television series '' Great Minds of Science.'' Career He was president and editor in chief of ''Discover'', in a ten-year tenure with that magazine, and served as president and publisher of ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' before returning full-time to writing and consulting work. He lives in Brooklyn and Woodstock, New York. Author of at least ten books, he has appeared on ''CBS This Morning'' and ''The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer'' as a correspondent. Hoffman is also a paradoxologist using the pseudonym Dr. Crypton. He designed the puzzle in the 1984 book '' Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse''. He also designed the treasure map in the 1984 film, '' Romancing the Stone'', starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito. Paul is a chess player rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hoffman (business Writer)
Paul Hoffman is an American business writer. He was born in Chicago and holds A.B. and A.M. degrees from the University of Chicago. As a reporter for ''New York Post'', he covered the New York courts for several years. His articles were also published in ''The New York Times'', '' Saturday Review'', ''Time'', ''The Nation ''The Nation'' is a progressive American monthly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper ...'', and other periodicals. Bibliography * * * * References External linksNONFICTION IN BRIEF American magazine editors American business writers Living people University of Chicago alumni New York Post people 20th-century American non-fiction writers Writers from Chicago Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul F
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places * Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom * Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul G
Paulo George Marques João (born March 31), better known by his stage name Paul G, is an Angolan urban pop and R&B singer-songwriter, producer and dancer. He began his career as a founding member of Angola's first worldly known rap group South Side Posse (SSP) alongside Big Nelo, Jeff Brown, and Kudi. Later, Paul G went on to produce and guide the career of Bruna Tatiana, making her the first contestant from Angola in the hit real life television show Big Brother Africa. The success of his productions and collaborations with other artists gave him the opportunity to visit the United States of America, where he met with music producer H. Gil Ingles, a founding member of XPOSURE Entertainment. That sealed his career as a solo artist with the production of the debut album "Transition". In 2009, Paul G released his debut album Transition, which contained the Kora-nominated hit "Freaking Me Out" that features hip-hop artist Alashus (aka C1), and the original version of MTV Base nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hoffman (engineer)
Paul E. Hoffman is an Internet pioneer, based in Santa Cruz, California. Hoffman has been involved with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) since the early 1990s, and has chaired numerous IETF working groups. He was the founder of the Internet Mail Consortium and the Virtual Private Network Consortium. He is currently a technologist at ICANN. Writer He has authored popular books on technical topics, including ''Perl for Dummies'' and ''Netscape Communicator for Dummies''. He was news editor at MicroTimes from 1985 to 1994. RFCs He is the author or co-author of over 80 Requests for Comments (RFCs). See also * List of RFCs This is a partial list of RFCs (request for comments memoranda). A Request for Comments (RFC) is a publication in a series from the principal technical development and standards-setting bodies for the Internet, most prominently the Internet Engine ... References Living people Writers from Santa Cruz, California Year of birth missing (livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul E
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places * Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom * Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Parkman Prize
The Francis Parkman Prize, named after Francis Parkman, is awarded by the Society of American Historians for the best book in American history each year. Its purpose is to promote literary distinction in historical writing. The Society of American Historians is an affiliate of the American Historical Association. Eligibility The Parkman Prize is offered annually to a non-fiction book, including biography, that is distinguished by its literary merit and makes an important contribution to the history of what is now the United States. The author need not be a citizen or resident of the United States, and the book need not be published in the United States. Textbooks, edited collections, bibliographies, reference works, and juvenile books are ineligible. The book's copyright must be in the previous year. The prize In 2013 the prize consisted of a certificate and $2,000. A certificate is also presented to the publisher. The prize is awarded at the society's annual meeting in May. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |