Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm
HOFFMANN, ERNST THEODOR
WILHELM, a German novelist and
miscellaneous writer; born in Königsberg,
in 1776. He studied law, and held
various judicial appointments in Poland,
till his legal career was interrupted by

the invasion of Warsaw by the French
in 1816, in the government of which city
he had been appointed counsellor. He
devoted his leisure time to the study of
music and romance writing. Among
his works are “Fantasy Pieces,” “The
Devil's Elixir,” “The Entail,” “The
Adversary,” etc., all displaying a singularly
wild and romantic imagination.
He died in 18822.