Peter Hoffmann (runner)
British athlete
Peter Roderick William Hoffmann (born 1 July 1956) is an Edinburgh author and former international sportsman.
Early life and education
Born in Edinburgh, Peter Hoffmann was brought up in Oxgangs, Edinburgh and educated at Hunters Tryst Primary School and Boroughmuir High School. His mother attended the University of Edinburgh in 1954, and his father was a chief officer in the merchant navy who trained at the Edinburgh shipping company, Ben Line Agencies. In 1976 Hoffmann began studying for a degree in English and sports science and recreation management at Loughborough University but decided to leave shortly after starting the course. He instead graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a BA in Business Studies (1981) and Dunfermline College of Physical Education with a postgraduate Diploma Recreation and Leisure Practice (1983).
Career
For 25 years Hoffmann worked in the field of education, culture and sport in Midlothian and the Highlands, and for more than 10 years at chief officer level. He has written occasional articles for The Scotsman and Lothian Life.
He has written books on Edinburgh, sport and social history as well as biography and a fictional love story set in Edinburgh between the years 1960 and 1963.
OXGANGS - A Capital Tale volumes 1 and 2 documents the daily life, family dynamics, and the physical building of the estate. It is the authority on how the community evolved from a newly built 1950s public housing estate into a bustling Edinburgh suburb, Peter Hoffmann’s deep-dive chronicle is the gold standard.
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