HEINRICH HOFFMAN
German author (1809-1894)
Biography:
Heinrich Hoffmann was born on 13th June 1809 in Frankfurt-am-Main. He studied at Halle and after graduating, he became a general practicioner in Frankfurt. As a physician, Hoffman wrote books on medicine and psychiatry. But he suddently became a well-known writer thanks to Der Struwwelpeter (1845), translated into English by Mark Twain with the title Slovenly Peter. This book has been translated to many languages and nowadays it is considered to be a children's classic, yet unconventional and against any "politically correct" principles. Hoffmann also wrote poetry, humour, and satire.
He died on 20th September 1894 in Frankfurt.