Hoff•mann(hof′mən; for 1, 2 also Ger. hôf′män′),USA pronunciationn.E(rnst) T(he•o•dor) A(ma•de•us) (Wil•helm)(ernst tā′ô dōr′ ä′mä dā′ŏŏs vil′helm),USA pronunciation 1776–1822, German author, composer, and illustrator.Jo•sef(jō′zəf, -səf ),USA pronunciation 1870–1956, Viennese architect and designer, born in Czechoslovakia.