Hermann Hesse vs author

Hermann Hesse and author both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Hermann Hesse	Yes	No	No	No
author	Yes	No	Yes	No

Hermann Hesse (noun)	author (noun)
Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something

Hermann Hesse (verb)	author (verb)
	be the author of