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Hoffmann, Heinrich: Der Struwwelpeter. Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder. [ Permalink ]
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Weimar, Thüringer Werbe-Dienst G.m.b.H. (1955), mit farbigen Bildern, 12 Blatt, farb. illustr. OHLn., 8°
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Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-1894) was a German psychiatrist, poet, and children's book author, born in Frankfurt am Main. He became known primarily as the author of the children's book "Struwwelpeter," which he wrote in 1844 for his oldest son and illustrated himself. In addition to his real name, he used several pseudonyms, including Heulalius von Heulenburg, Reimerich Kinderlieb, Peter Struwwel, and Polycarpus Gastfenger. After completing his studies in medicine, he worked as a practical physician in Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt, and became the head of the Institute for the Insane and Epileptic in Frankfurt from 1851 until his retirement in 1888. He is considered the father of juvenile psychiatry, and he was a co-founder of a medical association in Frankfurt in 1845. Hoffmann was a member of several organizations, including a Freemason lodge, which he left because it did not allow Jews. He was married to Therese Donner, daughter of a Frankfurt hat manufacturer, with whom he had three children. Hoffmann was an advocate of a constitutional monarchy under Prussian leadership, and his satirical writings Handbuch für Wühler and Der Heulerspiegel were directed against republicans. Hoffmann's contributions to psychiatric and literary fields are still remembered today, with several monuments and museums dedicated to his life and work.
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