Philip T. Hoffman

American economic historian, 1947-
Person human Q102644486
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Summary

Philip T. Hoffman was born on January 1, 1947[1]. He has worked as an economic historian[2], economist[3], historian[4], and university teacher[5]. He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Field of work: social science[8], economics and politics[9], economic history[10], political history[11]
  • Employer: California Institute of Technology[12]
  • Educated at: Yale University[13], Harvard College[14], University of California[15]
  • Doctoral advisor: Harry A. Miskimin[16], Roberto Sabatino López[17], John M. Merriman[18]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[19], John Addison Porter Prize[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Doctoral student: Jean-Laurent Rosenthal[22], Jonathan Neil Chapman[23]
  • Family name: Hoffman[24]
  • Given name: Philip[25]
  • Official website: https://www.hss.caltech.edu/people/philip-t-hoffman[26], https://hoffman.caltech.edu/[27]
  • Email address: mailto:pth@hss.caltech.edu[28]
  • Phone number: +1-626-395-4085[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Writing language: English[31]
  • Curriculum vitae URL: https://www.hss.caltech.edu/documents/4226/Hoffman_Philip_2021.pdf[32]

FAQs

What did Philip T. Hoffman do for work?

Philip T. Hoffman worked as an economic historian[2], economist[3], historian[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Philip T. Hoffman go to school?

Philip T. Hoffman was educated at Yale University[13], Harvard College[14], and University of California[15].

What awards did Philip T. Hoffman receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[19] and John Addison Porter Prize[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . hss.caltech.edu. hss.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . hss.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . hss.caltech.edu. Retrieved . hss.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . datos.bne.es. nl.go.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . hss.caltech.edu. Retrieved . hss.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . hss.caltech.edu. Retrieved . hss.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . hss.caltech.edu. Retrieved . hss.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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