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Roald Hoffmann — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 18 July 1937 · Age: 89

How old is Roald Hoffmann?

Roald Hoffmann is 89 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 18 July 1937.

Nobel Prize-winning theoretical chemist and writer

Did you know?During the Second World War, he survived the Holocaust by hiding in an attic and schoolhouse basement for over a year.

Roald Hoffmann (born Roald Safran; July 18, 1937) is a Polish-American theoretical chemist who shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Kenichi Fukui “for their theories, developed independently, concerning the course of chemical reactions”. He has also published plays, poetry and popular science.

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Age: 89
Status: Living

Born: July 18, 1937 · Zolochiv, Ukraine
Nationality: American
Known for: Literature, Science

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