E. T. A. Hoffmann
E. T. A. Hoffmann
1776–1822
Strange tales, including the story behind The Nutcracker
E. T. A. Hoffmann was born in Königsberg, which is now Kaliningrad in Russia.
He wrote strange tales. One of them became the ballet The Nutcracker.
Places: Königsberg, now Kaliningrad in Russia, Berlin