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George L. Hoffmann papers

 Collection — Box: Communal Collections 24, Placement: 13
Identifier: MSF 178

Scope and Contents

Two publications by George Hoffmann.

Dates

  • 1913 - 1927

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Some material in this collection is in the public domain, while other material copyrights are held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.

Biographical Information

George L. Hoffmann entered Purdue University in the class of 1911 and received the degree of Bachelor of Science. After graduation, he remained one year as an assistant in the Department of Biology.

During the summer of 1912 he was employed as a chemist with the Chicago Board of Health and in the fall of 1912 he was engaged as a bacteriologist in the Research Laboratories of Parke, Davis & Co., of Detroit, Michigan.

In 1913 he became a graduate student with Professor W. Kolle at the University of Berne, Switzerland, receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Bacteriology in 1915. Here he remained as assistant to Prof. Kolle at the Institute zur Erforschung der Infektionskrankheiten in Berne until late in 1915, when he returned, joining the staff of the Research Laboratories of the H. K. Mulford Co., of Philadelphia.

In 1917 he was appointed chief of the Department of Bacteriology and Serology of the Research Laboratories of the Western Pennsylvania Hospital of Pittsburgh, where he remained until 1923, when he opened his private laboratory for clinical and consulting work and became Director of Laboratories of the Allegheny County Hospital.

Dr. Hoffmann was a member of: The American Chemical Society, Society of American Bacteriologists, Society of American Parasitologists, Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine, the Indiana Academy of Science, Schlaraffia, Berne, the Royal Institute of Public Health, London, and the Pittsburgh Athletic Association.

He was killed in an automobile accident by a drunk driver on July 16, 1936 in Angola, New York.

Extent

0.05 Cubic Feet (Two folders)

Acquisition Information

Source and date of acquisition are unknown.
Title
George L. Hoffmann papers
Status
Completed
Author
Mary A. Sego
Date
2020-06-18
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Edition statement
Second edition. Collection description first completed 2011-06-09.

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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