Amos Hofman

Amos Hofman was born in 1952 in Jerusalem

Amos Hofman was born in Jerusalem in 1952 and grew up there, the elder of 2 brothers. His father Yitzhak was director general of the Hebrew University and later of Tel Aviv University. As a boy he lived with his family in England while his father completed a doctorate.

He graduated from the Hebrew Gymnasium Rehavia in 1970. He earned a bachelor's degree in history and philosophy at the Hebrew University in 1978 and a master's degree in history there in 1981, under Jacob Talmon. He completed a doctorate at the University of Chicago between 1981 and 1986 on the origins of the philosophe conspiracy theory.

He served in the Armored Corps from 1970 to 1973 and remained in its reserves until 1997.

He worked at the Open University and has taught history at Beit Berl Academic College since 1988. There he headed the School of Education from 2001 to 2008 and served as vice president for academic affairs from 2013 to 2021. His research covers the Enlightenment and teacher training policy in Israel, and he edited Hebrew editions of works by Rousseau, Diderot and Locke.

He has been married to Yael since 1981. They have 2 daughters and live in Kfar Saba.