E.T.A. Hoffmann
Music critic, Author
1776 – 1822
Who was E.T.A. Hoffmann?
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann, better known by his pen name E. T. A. Hoffmann, 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 Hoffman appears 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.
Hoffmann's stories were very influential during the 19th century, and he is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement.
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- Born
- Jan 24, 1776
Königsberg - Also known as
- Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
- Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
- E. Hoffman
- E. Gofman
- E.T. A. Hoffman
- E.T.A. Hoffman
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Marianna Tekla Michalina Rorer
(1802/07/26 - 1822/06/25)
- Marianna Tekla Michalina Rorer
- Children
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Profession
- Education
- University of Königsberg
- Lived in
- East Prussia
- Died
- Jun 25, 1822
Berlin
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on July 23, 2013
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