What is E. T. A. Hoffmann's middle name?
Theodor Amadeus
What is E. T. A. Hoffmann's full name?
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
E. T. A. Hoffmann nickname(s):
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
E. T. A. Hoffmann date of birth:
January 24, 1776
How old was E. T. A. Hoffmann when died?
46
Where was E. T. A. Hoffmann born?
Königsberg, East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
When did E. T. A. Hoffmann die?
June 25, 1822
Where did E. T. A. Hoffmann die?
Berlin, Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
Why did E. T. A. Hoffmann die?
Syphilis
What is E. T. A. Hoffmann nationality?
German
What is E. T. A. Hoffmann's occupation?
Jurist, author, composer, music critic, artist
What genre is E. T. A. Hoffmann's work?
Fantasy
Short Biography
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (commonly abbreviated as E. T. A. Hoffmann; born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822), was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which the famous ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet Coppélia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler.