Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822) was born in Königsberg, Prussia (which is now Kaliningrad, Russia). He was educated in law, but his chief interest was music and as a young man moved to Germany hoping to begin a musical career; he went on to work as a composer, director and orchestral conductor. He only turned seriously to writing during his thirties, as a way to supplement his income. With his four novels, and around fifty stories and novellas, he became one of the best-known and...See more
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822) was born in Königsberg, Prussia (which is now Kaliningrad, Russia). He was educated in law, but his chief interest was music and as a young man moved to Germany hoping to begin a musical career; he went on to work as a composer, director and orchestral conductor. He only turned seriously to writing during his thirties, as a way to supplement his income. With his four novels, and around fifty stories and novellas, he became one of the best-known and most admired and influential authors of his time. He is the subject and hero of Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann and is regarded by many as a seminal figure in the field of fantasy for children. See less
