Paul F. Hoffman

Paul Felix Hoffman, FRSC, OC (born March 21, 1941) is a Canadian geologist and Sturgis Hooper Professor Emeritus of Geology at Harvard University. He specializes on the Precambrian era and is widely known for his research on Snowball Earth glaciation in the Neoproterozoic era particularly through his research on sedimentary rocks of Namibia [1][2][3].

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he received a B.Sc. from McMaster University in 1964, a M.Sc. from Johns Hopkins University in 1965, and was awarded a Ph.D. by Johns Hopkins University in 1970, where his doctoral advisor was Francis J. Pettijohn.

Paul Hoffman formerly worked for the Geological Survey of Canada and was subsequently the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University[4]. He currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia where he has an appointment within the University of Victoria School of Earth and Ocean Science.

He is also the brother of Abby Hoffman, a Pan American Games gold medalist and Olympian in track and field. Both have received the Order of Canada for accomplishments in different fields.

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References
  1. Walker, Gabrielle (2004). Snowball Earth: The Story of a Maverick Scientist and His Theory of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life As We Know It. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-1400051250.
  2. Price, Raymond. "2011 Penrose Medal citation". GSA Honors and Awards. Geological Society of America. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  3. Poppick, Laura. "The story of Snowball Earth". Knowable Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. Price, Raymond. "2011 Penrose Medal citation". GSA Honors and Awards. Geological Society of America. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  5. "EPS in the news". Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Harvard University. January 2009. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  6. "Appointments to the Order of Canada". Governor General of Canada. June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  7. "Gold Medal- Award Recipients since its inception in 1972". Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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