Joseph Hoffman Jr.
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Joseph Hoffman Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1898 |
| Died | 1988 (aged 89–90) |
| Burial place | Friendly Union Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Medical doctor |
| Organizations | |
| Spouse |
Ellen Cecilia Wiley (m. 1937) |
Joseph "Irvine" Hoffman Jr. (November 1, 1898 – August, 1988) was an African American physician who practiced in the Charleston, South Carolina area for over 50 years.
Hoffman was born in 1898 to Daisy Madeleine Horsey and Joseph Hoffman Sr., a butcher who owned a grocery store in Charleston, South Carolina.[1][2]
Hoffman attended primary school at St. Peters Catholic School, and attended high school the Avery Normal Institute. After graduating from Avery, he pursued a college education at Howard University and Meharry Medical College, where he studied to become a physician.[3]
After graduating with his M.D. from Merharry, Hoffman completed his residency at Freedman's Hospital in Washington. After his residency, he returned to Charleston and started his own practice on Calhoun St. in 1929.[3] He later also practiced in an office on John's Island, as well as practicing as a school physician at Simonton and Burke High Schools.[2]
According to Nora Hoffman-Davis, Hoffman had a largely lower-class client base. He frequently had non-traditional doctor-patient relationships due to his acceptance of spiritual beliefs and alternative medicine,[4] as well as accepting crops and farm animals as payment.[5]