Definitions of Hoffmann:

noun: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
noun: United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
noun: German chemist (1818-1892)
noun: Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)
name: A surname (common: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2862)