Don Hoefler

Journalist, Deceased Person

1922 – 1986

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Who was Don Hoefler?

Don C. Hoefler was an American journalist, well known for using the term "Silicon Valley" for the first time in print. His friend Ralph Vaerst suggested the name "Silicon Valley" in a series of articles entitled "Silicon Valley, USA" in the weekly trade newspaper Electronic News starting on January 11, 1971.

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Born
1922
Also known as
  • Don C. Hoefler
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Apr 15, 1986
San Francisco

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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