writer vs E. T. A. Hoffmann

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

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

writer (noun)	E. T. A. Hoffmann (noun)
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)	German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822)
a person who is able to write and has written something