Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
List of Presidents of the University of Houston
Table title:

Table:
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<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Number </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Name </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tenure </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Life </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Notes & Events </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Edison E. Oberholtzer </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1927–1950 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1880–1954 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > University of Houston was founded, permanent location was created, enrollment increased from under 500 to over 13,000 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Walter William Kemmerer </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1950–1953 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1903–1993 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Was interim president in 1950 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Interim </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Charles Flemming McElhinney </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1953–1954 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1907–1978 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > A.D. Bruce </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1954–1956 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1894–1969 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Served as Chancellor of the University of Houston when that position was created until 1961, helped to establish UH as a state school </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Clanton Ware Williams </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1956–1961 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1904–1975 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Served as President after A.D. Bruce became Chancellor </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Philip Guthrie Hoffman </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1961–1977 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1915–2008 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > First chancellor of the University of Houston System </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Barry Munitz </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1977–1982 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1941— </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Interim </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hugh Walker </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1982–1983 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1935–2005 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Richard L. Van Horn </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1983–1989 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1932— </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Interim </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > George W. Magner </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1989–1990 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1927–2005 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ended the tradition of a live cougar Shasta mascot </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Marguerite Ross Barnett </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1990–1992 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1942–1992 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > First female and first black president, Took a leave of absence after being diagnosed with cancer </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > James H. Pickering </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1992–1995 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1938— </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Was originally interim president after Barnett stepped down </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Glenn Allan Goerke </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1995–1997 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1931–2015 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Arthur K. Smith </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1997–2003 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1937— </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > First person to hold UH Presidency and UHS Chancellor position simultaneously </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jay Gogue </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2003–2007 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1947— </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Interim </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John M. Rudley </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2007 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1947— </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Was President of Texas Southern University from 2008-2016; currently President Emeritus at Texas Southern </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Renu Khator </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2008— </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1955— </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > First foreign-born president, allowed for re-establishment of live Shasta mascot </td></tr>
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Question:
Who was Philip Guthrie Hoffman?
Answer:
Philip Guthrie Hoffman (1915 – 2008) was the fifth president of the University of Houston and the first chancellor of the University of Houston System.