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Hans Hoff
Journal of the neurological Sciences
233
Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam - Printed in The Netherlands
Obituary HANS For generations the Viennese School of Neurology has endowed upon its graduates a cachet, for it has long possessed a brilliance all of its own. Some of the greatest figures in our discipline have held high academic office in Austria, and their names are indelibly inscribed upon our scrolls of achievement. Professor Hans Hoff was among this galaxy. Like so many of his countrymen he was cultured, civilised, and imaginative. Born in Vienna where he received his medical education he became an assistant to Wagner-Jauregg. In 1938 he was appointed Professor at the Columbia University, New York, and from 1942 to 1947 he held the chair of Neurology and Psychiatry in Baghdad. Returning to his home country Hoff succeeded P&l as Professor of Psychiatric Neurology at the University of Vienna in 1950. Latterly his health had been frail, but his passing was mercifully quick and, as he might perhaps have wished it, synchronised with his retirement. Though delicate, he con-
HOFF tinued to show his inner strength. Like Roger of Salisbury, he was a “man of prudence, farsighted in council, eloquent in discourse, and, by the grace of God, remarkably qualified to deal with great affairs”. This last was shown by the firm but gracious manner in which he presided over the 8th International Congress of Neurology. His services to the World Federation of Neurology were considerable, and his sagacity and vision will be sorely missed. Kindliness was one of his most outstanding traits, one which endeared him to his colleagues and students. Most impressive of all was the gratitude of the very many patients who came to him from all walks of life and from all regions. Among the Arabic-speaking communities, and in the Far East the name of Professor Hoff was wellknown and much revered. Haec scripsi non otii abundantia erga le. MACDONALD
sed amoris CRITCHLEY
J. neural. Sci., 1971, 12: 233
233
Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam - Printed in The Netherlands
Obituary HANS For generations the Viennese School of Neurology has endowed upon its graduates a cachet, for it has long possessed a brilliance all of its own. Some of the greatest figures in our discipline have held high academic office in Austria, and their names are indelibly inscribed upon our scrolls of achievement. Professor Hans Hoff was among this galaxy. Like so many of his countrymen he was cultured, civilised, and imaginative. Born in Vienna where he received his medical education he became an assistant to Wagner-Jauregg. In 1938 he was appointed Professor at the Columbia University, New York, and from 1942 to 1947 he held the chair of Neurology and Psychiatry in Baghdad. Returning to his home country Hoff succeeded P&l as Professor of Psychiatric Neurology at the University of Vienna in 1950. Latterly his health had been frail, but his passing was mercifully quick and, as he might perhaps have wished it, synchronised with his retirement. Though delicate, he con-
HOFF tinued to show his inner strength. Like Roger of Salisbury, he was a “man of prudence, farsighted in council, eloquent in discourse, and, by the grace of God, remarkably qualified to deal with great affairs”. This last was shown by the firm but gracious manner in which he presided over the 8th International Congress of Neurology. His services to the World Federation of Neurology were considerable, and his sagacity and vision will be sorely missed. Kindliness was one of his most outstanding traits, one which endeared him to his colleagues and students. Most impressive of all was the gratitude of the very many patients who came to him from all walks of life and from all regions. Among the Arabic-speaking communities, and in the Far East the name of Professor Hoff was wellknown and much revered. Haec scripsi non otii abundantia erga le. MACDONALD
sed amoris CRITCHLEY
J. neural. Sci., 1971, 12: 233