Hoffmann vs author

Hoffmann and author both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Hoffmann	Yes	No	No	No
author	Yes	No	Yes	No

Hoffmann (noun)	author (noun)
German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937)	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)

Hoffmann (verb)	author (verb)
	be the author of