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Alan Hoffman
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| Born | May 30, 1924 New York City, New York, U.S.
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| Died | January 18, 2021 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Awards | John von Neumann Theory Prize (1992) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Thomas J. Watson Research Center City University of New York |
| Thesis | On the Foundations of Inversion Geometry (1950) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edgar Lorch |
Alan Jerome Hoffman (May 30, 1924 – January 18, 2021) was an American mathematician. He was the founding editor of the journal Linear Algebra and its Applications. He helped create the Hoffman–Singleton graph.
Hoffman died on January 18, 2021 at the age of 96.
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