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Paul Felix Hoffman, FRSC, OC (born March 21, 1941) is a Canadian geologist and Sturgis Hooper Professor Emeritus of Geology at Harvard University. He specializes in the Precambrian era and is widely known for the theory of the Snowball Earth about phenomena that occurred in the Neoproterozoic era, co-published with Daniel P. Schrag. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he received the B.Sc. from McMaster University in 1964, the M.Sc. from Johns Hopkins University in 1965, and was awarded a Ph.D. by Johns Hopkins University in 1970. Paul Hoffman formerly worked for the Geological Survey of Canada, but is currently residing at the University of Victoria School of Earth and Ocean Science in Canada. He is also the brother of Abby Hoffman, an Olympic champion in track and field. Both have received the Order of Canada for accomplishments in different fields. == Honours == *In 1974, he was awarded the Geological Association of Canada's Past-Presidents' Medal *In 1991, he was awarded the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists's R. J. W. Douglas Medal *In 1992, he was awarded the Geological Association of Canada's highest honour, the Logan Medal *In 1997, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Willet G. Miller Medal *In 2009 he received the Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society〔 〕 *In 2011, he was awarded the Geological Society of America's Penrose Medal *In 2012, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul F. Hoffman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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