Heinrich Hoffmannauthor profile |
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| born | June 13, 1809 |
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| died | December 13, 1901 |
| gender | male |
| place of birth | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| genre | Children's Books |
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about this author
Heinrich Hoffmann was a German psychiatrist, who also wrote some short works including Der Struwwelpeter (German for either "slovenly Peter" or "shock-haired Peter"), an illustrated book portraying children misbehaving. He wrote under the following names: - Polykarpus Gastfenger (The given name is the German version of that of a Christian martyr; the surname sounds like "Gastfänger", which could be a common noun for "guest-catcher".) - Heulalius von Heulenburg - Heinrich Hoffmann - Heinrich Hoffmann-Donner (The second half of the compound surname would mean "thunder" as a common noun, or a name for the Germanic thunder-god Thor.) - Heinrich Kinderlieb (Th...more |
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books by Heinrich Hoffmanncombine editionsavg rating: 4.30 | 89 ratings | 9 distinct works see all books by Heinrich Hoffmann » |
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