Hoffmann vs E. T. A. Hoffmann

Hoffmann and E. T. A. Hoffmann both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Hoffmann	Yes	No	No	No
E. T. A. Hoffmann	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Hoffmann and E. T. A. Hoffmann are synonyms defined as:

Hoffmann and E. T. A. Hoffmann: German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)

Other synonyms of Hoffmann include Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann.

Hoffmann (noun)	E. T. A. Hoffmann (noun)
German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)	German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)
Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)