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Douglas Richard Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945) is an American professor of cognitive science whose research focuses on the sense of "I", consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. He is best known for his book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, first published in 1979. It won both the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fictionand a National Book Award (at that time called The American Book Award) for Science. His 2007 book I Am a Strange Loop won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology.

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Alias (AKA)	Hofstadter Douglas
Birth date	February 15, 1945
Birth name	Douglas Richard Hofstadter
Birth place	New York City , United States
Nationality	United States
Education	Stanford University University of Oregon
Known for	Gödel Escher Bach I Am a Strange Loop Hofstadter's butterfly

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