Hòe was born in 1916. Hòe's father was Trinh and his mother was Xuyên Đào. His paternal grandparents were Vinh and Tĩnh Nguyễn Huy. He had three brothers and a sister, named Bảng, Lâm, Hanh and Thái. He has a half-brother and a half-sister, named Mai and Tuyết.
General Notes
1937 đỗ Trung-học đệ nhất cấp rồi vào trường Sư-phạm. 1938 bổ Giáo-học.