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German psychiatrist and children's writer

Person · Open Library

Born
1809
Died
1894
Works
83

Top works

  • La Struvelpetro
  • Das Urmanuskript des Struwwelpeter
  • Petrulus hirrutus = "Der Struwwelpeter"
  • Die Mondzügler
  • King Nutcracker and poor Reynold

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Film & TV

Acting · Fürth, Bavaria, Germany

Heinrich Hoffmann was a German photographer, publisher and politician. He was Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle. Hoffmann's photographs were a significant part of Hitler's propaganda campaign to present himself and the Nazi Party as a significant mass phenomenon. He received royalties from all uses of Hitler's…

Known for

  • Filmmakers for the Prosecution — Self - Photographer (archive footage)2023
  • Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler — Self (archive footage)2011
  • Eva Braun or the Banality of Evil — Self (archive footage)2007
  • The Private Voice of Hitler — Self (archive footage)2006
  • Hitlers Frauen — Self (archive footage)2001
  • Biography — Self - Photographer (archive footage)1987

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Germany
Active from
1809
Active to
1894

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
73
Total plays
399

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Key facts

Born
( 1809-06-13 ) 13 June 1809, Frankfurt
Died
20 September 1894 (1894-09-20) (aged 85), Frankfurt
Occupation
Psychiatrist and Author
Notable works
Struwwelpeter

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Heinrich
Family name
Hoffmann
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Frankfurt
Place of death
Frankfurt
Occupation
poet
Languages spoken
German
Native language
German
Notable work
Struwwelpeter
Academic degree
doctorate
Image
Heinrich Hoffmann1.jpg
Work location
Germany
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Commons category
Heinrich Hoffmann (writer)
date of birth
1809-01-01
date of death
1894-01-01
Commons Creator page
Heinrich Hoffmann (writer)
name in native language
Heinrich Hoffmann
writing language
German
different from
Heinrich Hoffmann
start of work period
1830-01-01
end of work period
1894-01-01
cause of death
stroke
manner of death
natural causes
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Works in European collections

5 objects attributed to Heinrich Hoffmann, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Heinrich Hoffmann (June 13, 1809 – September 20, 1894) was a German psychiatrist, who also wrote some short works including Der Struwwelpeter, an illustrated book portraying children misbehaving.

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heinrich Hoffmann” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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