1. (noun) Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)

• josef hoffmann

2. (noun) German chemist (1818-1892)

• august wilhelm von hoffmann

3. (noun) United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)

• roald hoffmann

4. (noun) German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)

• e. t. a. hoffmann
• ernst theodor amadeus hoffmann
• ernst theodor wilhelm hoffmann