Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann ( 24 January 1776 - 25 June 1822 ) , better known as E.T.A. Hoffmann , was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror , a jurist , composer , music critic , draftsman and caricaturist .
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann ( born Königsberg 24 January 1776 ; died Berlin 25 June 1822 ) was a German writer , composer , music critic , painter , caricaturist and lawyer .