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1945– · American physicist, computer scientist and professor of cognitive science

Also known as: Douglas R. Hofstadter, Douglas Richard Hofstadter, Дуглас Хофштадтер, دوغلاس هوفشتادتر, 더글러스 호프스태터, ダグラス・ホフスタッター

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