Douglas Hofstadter (Psychologist ) was born in New York, United States on a Thursday, February 15, 1945 🎈. Douglas Hofstadter is 79 years old. He is a Aquarius ♒ and was born in the Year of the Rooster 🐓.
American professor of cognitive science who won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his book, Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, which was first published in 1979.
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| FULL NAME: | Douglas Hofstadter |
| BIRTH DATE: | February 15, 1945 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | New York, United States |
| AGE: | 79 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Aquarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rooster |
About
Douglas Hofstadter is a Psychologist. Douglas was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
He had two children with his first wife Carol Ann Brush. Find out who is Douglas Hofstadter dating right now.
He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Oregon in 1975, after graduating from Stanford University with a BA in mathematics in 1959.
DID YOU KNOW Hofstadter’s law, which he named after himself, states that it always takes longer to complete tasks of substantial complexity than you originally thought it would.
FACT He has participated in panels about technological singularity with Ray Kurzweil.
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Birthday
Currently, Douglas Hofstadter is 79 years old. His next birthday is away. Douglas will celebrate his 80th birthday on a Thursday, February 15th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on February 15, 1945. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Douglas Hofstadter’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. People born between the dates of January 20th to February 18th belong to the eleventh sign in the zodiac, Aquarius. Aquarius are known for being self-reliant, clever, and optimistic. Sagittarius is the most compatible sign for Aquarius.
Famous Aquarius celebrities are Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, The Weeknd, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Shakira, Jennifer Aniston, Charles Darwin, Justin Timberlake, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, and Galileo Galilei. Aquarius ruling planet is Uranus. Astrologically, Uranus represents technology, rebellion, and innovation.
Douglas Hofstadter was born in the Year of the Rooster. Rooster represents punctuality in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rooster are charming, witty, honest, blunt, brave, and self-reliant. They can also sometimes be controlling, insensitive, narrow-minded, selfish, and reckless.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Douglas Hofstadter is a 79 years old Psychologist, born in February, in the Year of the Rooster (1945), and is a Aquarius. His life path number is 9. Douglas’s birthstone is Amethyst, and his birth flower is Violet. You may also check out all famous birthdays in February or specifically birthdays on February 15.
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