Douglas Richard Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945 in New York, New York) is an American academic whose research focuses on consciousness, thinking and creativity. He is best known for Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, first published in 1979, for which he was awarded the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. (via Wikipedia)

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Occupation: Professor of cognitive science

Name: Hofstadter, Douglas Richard
Hofstadter, Douglas
Douglas R. Hofstadter

Nationality: United States

Birthplace: New York, New York
New York City, New York

Period: 1979-Present

Birth Date: Feb 15, 1945

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