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Josef Hofmann
Born
Józef Kazimierz Hofmann

(1876-01-20)January 20, 1876
Kraków, Poland
DiedFebruary 16, 1957(1957-02-16) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Spouses
Marie Eustis
(m. 1905⁠–⁠1924)
Betty Short
(m. 1924⁠–⁠1957)
Children4, including Josef Anton Hofmann
Hofmann in 1916

Josef Casimir Hofmann (originally Józef Kazimierz Hofmann; January 20, 1876 – February 16, 1957) was a Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor.[1]

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