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Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann

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Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann

Birth
Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Death
25 Jun 1822 (aged 46)
Friedrichstadt, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Burial
Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany Add to Map
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Writer, novelist and composer, on whose stories Jacques Offenbach's 'Tales of Hoffmann' is based. (They have also been the inspiration for many other composers.) Changed his middle name from Wilhelm to Amadeus out of admiration for Mozart. The most famous of his own operas is 'Undine'.
Writer, novelist and composer, on whose stories Jacques Offenbach's 'Tales of Hoffmann' is based. (They have also been the inspiration for many other composers.) Changed his middle name from Wilhelm to Amadeus out of admiration for Mozart. The most famous of his own operas is 'Undine'.

Bio by: David Conway

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6825677/ernst_theodor_wilhelm-hoffmann: accessed ), memorial page for Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann (24 Jan 1776–25 Jun 1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6825677, citing Kirchhof Jerusalem und Neue Kirche III, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany; Maintained by Find a Grave.