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Douglas Hofstadter
Public intellectuals & authors

Douglas Hofstadter

Gödel, Escher, Bach drew a generation into the question of mind.

b. 1945United StatesDistinguished Professor, Indiana University Bloomington
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Known for
Gödel, Escher, BachStrange loopsPulitzer Prize 1980

1 CareerEvery role we can document, most recent first

  1. 1988–now38 yrsIndiana University BloomingtonDistinguished Professor

3 Books & papersPublished work, oldest first

  1. 1979Gödel, Escher, Bach
  2. 2007I Am a Strange Loop
  3. 2013Surfaces and Essences

LineageWho taught whom. Most of this field descends from a handful of laboratories, and the shortest path between two researchers is usually an advisor.

Taughtstudents and postdocs
Melanie MitchellMelanie Mitchell

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