Douglas Hofstadter Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 15, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Douglas Hofstadter Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Douglas Hofstadter Facts

Full Name	Douglas Hofstadter
Birthdate	February 15, 1945
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2024)	79 Years Old
Zodiac	Aquarius
Occupation	Psychologist

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Douglas Hofstadter Age & Birthday

Douglas Hofstadter is best known as Psychologist who has born on February 15, 1945 in New York. Currently, Douglas Hofstadter is 79 years, 9 months and 0 days old. Douglas Hofstadter will celebrate 80th birthday on Saturday, 15th of February 2025. Below the countdown to Douglas Hofstadter upcoming birthday.

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Douglas Hofstadter Biography

About

American professor of cognitive science who won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his book, Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, which was first published in 1979.

Before Fame

He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Oregon in 1975, after graduating from Stanford University with a BA in mathematics in 1959.

Trivia

Hofstadter's law, which he named after himself, states that it always takes longer to complete tasks of substantial complexity than you originally thought it would.

Family Life

He had two children with his first wife Carol Ann Brush.

Associated With

He has participated in panels about technological singularity with Ray Kurzweil .

Top Asked Questions about Douglas Hofstadter

How old is Douglas Hofstadter in 2024?

Douglas Hofstadter is 79 years old today.

When was Douglas Hofstadter born?

Douglas Hofstadter was born on February 15, 1945 in New York.

What is Douglas Hofstadter zodiac sign?

Douglas Hofstadter zodiac sign is Aquarius.

What was Douglas Hofstadter best known for?

Douglas Hofstadter was best known as Psychologist.

Fun Facts about Douglas Hofstadter's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Douglas Hofstadter's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Douglas Hofstadter was born on Thursday, 46^th day / 07^th week of 1945
Douglas Hofstadter has Aquarius zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Douglas Hofstadter birthday is XV.II.MCMXLV
Douglas Hofstadter's birthstone is Amethyst
Douglas Hofstadter's birth flower is Primrose that symbolize modesty, distinction & virtue
Douglas Hofstadter age in year is 79 years old
Douglas Hofstadter age in month is 957 months old
Douglas Hofstadter age in day is 29128 days old
Douglas Hofstadter age in hour is 699072 hours old
Douglas Hofstadter age in minute is 41944320 minutes old
Douglas Hofstadter age in second is 2516659200 seconds old
Next Douglas Hofstadter birthday is on Saturday, February 15th 2025
Douglas Hofstadter age in next birthday (2025) is 80 years old
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Historical Events on Douglas Hofstadter Birthday (February 15)

Below are historical events that coincided with Douglas Hofstadter's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1972	Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
1972	José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
1982	The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.
1989	Soviet-Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
1991	The Visegrád Group, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.
1992	Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is sentenced in Milwaukee to 15 terms of life in prison.
1992	Air Transport International Flight 805 crashes in Swanton, Ohio, near Toledo Express Airport, killing all four people on board.
1996	At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3B rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, veers off course and crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing somewhere between six and 100 people.
1996	The Embassy of the United States, Athens, is attacked by an antitank rocket, launched by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November.
2001	The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
2003	Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
2010	Two trains collide in the Halle train collision in Halle, Belgium, killing 19 and injuring 171 people.
2012	Three hundred and sixty people die in a fire at a Honduran prison in the city of Comayagua.
2013	A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings. This happens unexpectedly only hours before the expected closest ever approach of the larger and unrelated asteroid 2012 DA14.
2021	Sixty people drown and hundreds are missing after a boat sinks on the Congo River near the village of Longola Ekoti, Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
1986	The birth of Valeri Bojinov, Bulgarian footballer
1986	The birth of Johnny Cueto, Dominican baseball player
1986	The birth of Amber Riley, American actress and singer
1986	The birth of Laura Sallés, Andorran judoka
1987	The birth of Jarrod Sammut, Australian rugby league player
1988	The birth of Tim Mannah, Australian-born Lebanese rugby league player
1988	The birth of Rui Patrício, Portuguese footballer
1988	The birth of Papu Gómez, Argentine footballer
1991	The birth of Ángel Sepúlveda, Mexican footballer
1993	The birth of Ravi, South Korean rapper
1994	The birth of Sodapoppin, American Twitch streamer and Internet personality
1995	The birth of Megan Thee Stallion, American rapper
1997	The birth of Derrick Jones Jr., American basketball player
1998	The birth of George Russell, English racing driver
2001	The birth of Brad Schneider, Australian rugby league player
2010	The death of Jeanne M. Holm, American general (b. 1921)
2012	The death of Cyril Domb, English-Israeli physicist and academic (b. 1920)
2013	The death of Sanan Kachornprasart, Thai general and politician (b. 1935)
2013	The death of Ahmed Rajib Haider, Bangladeshi atheist blogger
2014	The death of Thelma Estrin, American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Christopher Malcolm, Scottish-Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1946)
2015	The death of Haron Amin, Afghan diplomat, Afghan Ambassador to Japan (b. 1969)
2015	The death of Arnaud de Borchgrave, American journalist and author (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Steve Montador, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1979)
2016	The death of George Gaynes, Finnish-American actor (b. 1917)
2016	The death of Vanity, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (b. 1959)
2017	The death of Stuart McLean, Canadian radio broadcaster (b. 1948)
2019	The death of Lee Radziwill, American socialite (b. 1933)
2020	The death of Caroline Flack, English actress and TV presenter (b. 1979)
2022	The death of Bappi Lahiri, Indian singer, composer and record producer (b. 1952)

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