Heinrich Hoffmann

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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9 Obscure Literary Terms

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Periods of American Literature

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5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds

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9 American Countercultural Books

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How Did the Tradition of Christmas Trees Start?

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What’s the Difference Between Modern and Contemporary Art?

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Pablo Escobar: 8 Interesting Facts About the King of Cocaine

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10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

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7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World

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Which Religion Is the Oldest?

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Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap to Some People?

Heinrich Hoffmann: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Peter Struwwel • Reimerich Kinderlieb • Polykarpus Gastfenger • Zwiebel • Heulalius von Heulenburg • Heinrich Kinderlieb • Heinrich Hoffmann-Donner
Born	June 13, 1809 • Frankfurt am Main • Germany
Died	September 20, 1894 (aged 85) • Frankfurt am Main • Germany
Notable Works	“Der Struwwelpeter”

Ludwig Meidner

German artist and writer

Kästner, 1970

Erich Kästner

German author

Karl May

German author

Felix Salten

Austrian novelist

Johanna Spyri, c. 1865

Johanna Spyri

Swiss writer

Wilhelm Carl Grimm

German author, folklorist, and philologist

Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm

German author, folklorist, and philologist

Rolf Hochhuth

German writer

Konrad Kujau

German author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German author

Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche

German philosopher

Friedrich Schiller, painting by Anton Graff, c. 1785.

Friedrich Schiller

German writer

Gotthold Lessing, detail of an oil painting by Georg May, 1768; in the Gleimhaus, Halberstadt, Ger.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German author

Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann

German author

Heinrich Heine, c. 1827.

Heinrich Heine

German author

Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht

German dramatist

Friedrich Hölderlin

Friedrich Hölderlin

German poet

Gerhart Hauptmann

Gerhart Hauptmann

German writer

Heinrich von Kleist, drawing by Wilhelmina von Zenge, 1801; in the Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin.

Heinrich von Kleist

German author

Günter Grass

Günter Grass

German writer

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Classic Children’s Books Quiz