2003 9 May
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The passing of David Hofman (b.1908 in Poona, India) in Oxford, England. [BW03-04p234-235]
He was one of the nine elected members of the Universal House of Justice when that institution came into being in 1963.
He presented the first statement from the supreme Baha'i administrative body in April 1963 to the World Congress in London. Twenty-nine years later, in 1992, he delivered the opening address to the second Baha'i World Congress in New York, an event attended by some 30,000 people.
He served as a member of the Universal House of Justice for 25 years, until he left in 1988 at the age of 80. [BWNS209, BW'03-'04pg234, UK Bahá'í Journal]
See a brief biography in The Bahá'í Community of the British Isles 1844-1963 p462-464 and for the story of his learning of the Faith, p452-453
His published works included:
- Selections from Bahá'í Scriptures (1941)
- The Renewal of Civilization (1945)
- God and His Messengers (1953)
- George Townshend, A Life (1983)
- A Commentary on the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1983)
- Baha'u'llah, the Prince of Peace: A Portrait (1992)
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David Hofman; Universal House of Justice, Members of; Bahá'í World Congress, First (1963); - In Memoriam; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); United Kingdom |
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