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NII (the host organization for his trip) has expressed deepest
condolences to the family and friends of Professor Martin Hofmann
http://shonan.nii.ac.jp/shonan/blog/2018/01/26/a-researcher-who-was-supposed-to-participate-at-nii-shonan-meeting-has-been-missing/
which we share. May he rest in peace.
On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 8:12 AM, Jan Hoffmann wrote:
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> Dear Colleagues,
>
> With deep sadness we are writing to let you know that our friend,
> mentor, colleague, and PhD advisor Martin Hofmann did not return from
> a hike at Nikko Shirane in Japan on January 21.
>
> Martin received his PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 1995 and
> most recently held the Gerhard Gentzen Chair for Theoretical Computer
> Science at LMU Munich. He is survived by his wife and three children.
>
> Martin was one of the most talented and knowledgeable scientists we
> know. He made countless contributions to programming languages and CS
> theory but seemed to also know just everything about any other field
> of CS, math, and physics. He was a true academic, driven by the desire
> to acquire and share knowledge. His friendly, humble, and unassuming
> personality made him a fantastic teacher and collaborator, and the
> long list of his co-authors is a testimony to his popularity in the
> community.
>
> In many ways, Martin has been a role model for us. We are thankful for
> his kindness, support, encouragement, and loyalty throughout the
> years. We are unbelievably sad that he is gone but grateful we knew
> him.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Lennart Beringer
> Jan Hoffmann
> Steffen Jost
> Ulrich Schöpp
