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Karl Andreas Hofmann
Born(1870-04-02)2 April 1870
Died15 October 1940(1940-10-15) (aged 70)
Nationality German
Education University of Munich
Known for Hofmann clathrates
Hofmann–Sand reaction
Children Ulrich Hofmann
Scientific career
Fieldssolid state chemistry
Institutions University of Munich
University of Tübingen
Technical University of Berlin
Doctoral advisor Adolf von Baeyer
Doctoral students Ulrich Hofmann

Karl Andreas Hofmann (2 April 1870 – 15 October 1940) was a German inorganic chemist. [1] 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.

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  1. ^ Weidenhagen, R. (1940). "Sitzung am 11. November 1940". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft (A and B Series). 73 (12): A157–A161. doi: 10.1002/cber.19400731203.