Donald Hoffman

Summary

Donald Hoffman is a human^[1]. Born in San Antonio^[2], he… he was born on December 29, 1955^[3]. He worked as a cognitive scientist^[4] and popular science author^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month, #7,014 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Donald Hoffman was born in San Antonio^[2].
• Donald Hoffman was born on December 29, 1955^[3].
• Donald Hoffman held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Donald Hoffman's professions included cognitive scientist^[4].
• Donald Hoffman worked as a popular science author^[5].
• Donald Hoffman's field of work was cognitive science^[8].
• Donald Hoffman was employed by University of California^[9].
• Donald Hoffman was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].
• Donald Hoffman was educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[11].
• Donald Hoffman's doctoral advisor was Whitman Richards^[12].
• Donald Hoffman received the Troland Research Awards^[13].
• Donald Hoffman received the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology^[14].
• Donald Hoffman is recorded as male^[15].
• Donald Hoffman's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Donald Hoffman supervised Nicolas Paul Thiery as a doctoral student^[17].
• Donald Hoffman's Commons category is recorded as Donald D. Hoffman^[18].
• Donald Hoffman's family name is recorded as Hoffman^[19].
• Donald Hoffman's given name is recorded as Donald^[20].
• Donald Hoffman's given name is recorded as David^[21].
• Donald Hoffman's official website is recorded as http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/^[22].
• Donald Hoffman's described at URL is recorded as http://www.closertotruth.com/contributor/donald-hoffman/profile^[23].
• Donald Hoffman's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Donald Hoffman's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Donald D. Hoffman'}^[25].
• Donald Hoffman's interested in is recorded as cognitive psychology^[26].

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Origins and Family

Donald Hoffman's place of birth was San Antonio^[2]. He was born on December 29, 1955^[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10], a university^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1861^[29], headquartered in Cambridge^[30] and University of California, Los Angeles^[11], a public research university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1919^[33], headquartered in Los Angeles^[34]. Donald Hoffman's doctoral advisor was Whitman Richards^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cognitive scientist^[4] and popular science author^[5]. Donald Hoffman's field of work was cognitive science^[8]. Among his employers was University of California^[9]. He supervised Nicolas Paul Thiery as a doctoral student^[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Troland Research Awards^[13], a science award^[35], in United States^[36] and APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology^[14], an award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1974^[39].

Why It Matters

Donald Hoffman ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month, #7,014 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Donald Hoffman born?

Donald Hoffman was born in San Antonio^[2].

What did Donald Hoffman do for work?

Donald Hoffman worked as cognitive scientist^[4] and popular science author^[5].

Where did Donald Hoffman go to school?

Donald Hoffman was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10] and University of California, Los Angeles^[11].

What awards did Donald Hoffman receive?

Honors received include Troland Research Awards^[13] and APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology^[14].