David Hofman

David George Ronald Hofman (23 September 1908 – 9 May 2003) served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Baháʼí Faith, between 1963 and 1988.

He worked as the world's first television presenter for the British Broadcasting Corporation and later founded the publishing company George Ronald.

While in Canada during the 1930s, he encountered the Baháʼí Faith at the home of May and William Sutherland Maxwell in Montreal.

He embraced the religion and continued his travels, living for a time in Hollywood, United States, and appearing in a number of silent movies.

Mr. Hofman served for 27 years as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United Kingdom.