Karl Andreas Hofmann Scientist

Karl Andreas Hofmann (1870 – 1940) was a German inorganic chemist. He is best known for his discovery of a family of clathrates which consist of a 2-D metal cyanide sheet, with every second metal also bound axially to two other ligands. These materials have been named 'Hofmann clathrates' in his honour.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 02, 1870
Birth place
Germany , Ansbach
Nationality
Germany
Date of deathOctober 15, 1940
Place of death
Germany

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  1. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:2-21423