E.T.A.

Hoffmann
Hoffmann kmpft gegen die Brokratie (Hoffmann fights against bureaucracy) is a well known picture: you can see him (on the left) riding the cat Murr and fighting.

Murr is one of the writers characters a very smart cat

But who was this person?

-date of birth: 24.1.1776 -he was a famous German writer -he worked as an artist, he was a musician and a lawyer all this can be found in his books -he had to study law - like his parents did -he was very interested in the interconnectedness of writing and drawing and teaching and music.

E.T.A Hoffmann and Bamberg

Hoffmann and his wife moved to Bamberg in September 1808 (some of you were in Bamberg with Comenius!) he wanted to make music his profession, but he never managed to get a well paid job since 1810 he had been working in important positions at the theatre, he was the managers assistant, but also painter for decoration

 while teaching music he fell in love with a student, but her mother didn t like him when he was finally offered a job as head of a big musical institute, he left Bamberg and went to Dresden and then Leipzig.

(Map : Bamberg)

Some of his most well known works are: Der goldene Topf The golden pot Elixiere des Teufels Elixirs of the devil Lebensansichten des Katers Murr A cats views on life Murr the cat philosopher Meister Floh Doctor flea Prinzessin Brambilla Princess Brambilla Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober Little Zaches, they called him Zinnober Nussknacker und Mauseknig Nutcracker and king of the mice

Famous sentences:
Den Fortschritt verdanken wir den Kurzschlfern. Langschlfer knnen nur bewahren. (We owe progress to those who sleep little. Those who need more sleep can only sustain what is there.) Wo die Sprache aufhrt, fngt die Musik an. (Language has ist limits. This is where music begins.) Wer wagt, durch das Reich der Trume zu schreiten, gelangt zur Wahrheit. (People who dare to walk through the realm of dreams will find the truth.)

Death
-he died 25.6.1822 in Berlin -a memorial sign can be seen on a building in the Charlottenstrae(street) in Berlin -his grave can be visited in Berlin as well