Episode 3 of 4

Public Revelation of Authorship

When: 11 December 1846
Where: Frankfurt am Main
Part of: Heinrich Hoffmann publishes Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder, introducing Struwwelpeter

Hoffmann's authorship was fully revealed to the public in an advertisement in December 1846, though his name appeared in the fifth edition in 1847.

Hoffmann's authorship was fully revealed to the public in an advertisement featured on a Frankfurter Konversationsblatt publication on 11 December 1846. His real name was only fully displayed in the fifth edition, published in 1847.

Sources

Struwwelpeter Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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