Hoffman, Frederick L. (Frederick Ludwig), 1865-1946

Statistician fot the Prudential Insurance Company and an early investigator of the problem of cancer in various societies throughout the world.

From the description of Frederick L. Hoffman papers, 1881-1989. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 496102656

Frederick L. Hoffman wrote on insurance issues, health issues, and American Indian life.

From the description of Verses on Indian life and character / by Frederick L. Hoffman, circa 1920. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 317115292

Epithet: American statistician

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000626.0x00033d

Frederick L. Hoffman was third vice president and statistician for the Prudential Insurance Company of America. Hoffman wrote on a variety of health topics. His works include Cancer statistics of life insurance companies (1913), American public-health problems (1915), Army anthropometry and medical rejection statistics (1918), Industrial accidents in the United States and their relative frequency in different occupations (1918), Facts and fallacies of compulsory health insurance (1920), Malaria problems (1928), Suicide problems (1928), and Cancer and diet, with facts and observation on related subjects (1937).

From the guide to the Medical and statistical data on American Indians, 1920, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)

Hoffman was a statistician for the Prudential Insurance Company of America.

From the description of Reports and correspondence relating to leprosy, 1908-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 14301139

Frederick L. Hoffman was third vice president and statistician for the Prudential Insurance Company of America.

From the description of Medical and statistical data on American Indians, 1920. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14316482

The American Society for the Control of Cancer was organized in 1913 and became the American Cancer Society in 1944.

Frederick L. Hoffman was a statistician for the Prudential Insurance Company of America.

From the description of Frederick L. Hoffman papers, 1913-1916. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14308747