So, over the fierce objections of his mentor Hofmann, he left college to give birth to the modern chemical industry.

于是，不顾他的导师霍夫曼的强烈反对，他离开了大学，创立了现代化学工业。

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At the time of Perkin's enrolment, the Royal College of Chemistry was headed by the noted German chemist August Wilhelm Hofmann.

珀金刚入学的时候，皇家化学学院的院长是德国著名的化学家奥古斯特·威廉黑姆·霍夫曼。

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When Hofmann made some passing comments about the desirability of a synthetic substitute for quinine, it was unsurprising that his star pupil was moved to take up the challenge.

当霍夫曼对奎宁的合成替代物的可取性发表完一些简短的评论后，他的得意门生接受挑战也就不足为奇了。

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In 1932, the eminent pianist Josef Hofmann came to America and chose the Steinway as his piano.

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The affable Hansgeorg Hofmann, a Dresdner banker, sat on the executive committee in London and hence presumably reported to Mr Robertson.

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Scientists from the Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Germany, led by Professor Sigurd Hofmann, discovered copernicium in fusion experiments in 1996.

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