Hoffman, Daniel, 1923-

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Birth 1923

Biographical notes:

Daniel Hoffman was a poet and a member of the Department of English Literature at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1965. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 190822116

Daniel Hoffman -- scholar, writer and teacher -- was born in New York and educated at Columbia University, receiving his Ph.D. there in 1956. He pursued a distinguished academic career, producing several scholarly works including; The seminal form and fable in American fiction (1961).

Hoffman has also published more than seven volumes of poetry. As a poet and scholar, he has won several awards and honors including the Columbia University Medal for Excellence (1964). Hoffman was also a National Endowment for the Humanities research fellow, 1975-76.

From the description of Letters and poems, 1951. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122612737

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  • Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (as recorded)
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