François-Benoît Hoffman

French playwright and critic
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François-Benoît Hoffman

Summary

François-Benoît Hoffman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nancy[2]. He was born on July 11, 1760[3]. He passed away in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on April 25, 1828[5]. He worked as a playwright[6], librettist[7], writer[8], poet[9], and critic[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • François-Benoît Hoffman's place of birth was Nancy[2].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman passed away in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman was born on July 11, 1760[3].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman was born on 1760[12].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman died on April 25, 1828[5].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman held citizenship in France[13].
  • French was François-Benoît Hoffman's native language[14].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman worked as a playwright[6].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman worked as a librettist[7].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's professions included writer[8].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's professions included poet[9].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's professions included critic[10].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's professions included journalist[15].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's field of work was performing arts[16].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's field of work was drama[17].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's field of work was literary criticism[18].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's field of work was opera libretto[19].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman was educated at University of Strasbourg[20].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman is recorded as male[21].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's Commons category is recorded as François-Benoît Hoffman[23].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's family name is recorded as Hoffmann[24].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's family name is recorded as Hoffman[25].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's given name is recorded as François[26].
  • François-Benoît Hoffman's given name is recorded as Benoît[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1760-07-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1828-04-25[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f7b705c-2b7b-4b37-926e-5aa1b64b2f1c[32]

Body

Origins and Family

François-Benoît Hoffman's place of birth was Nancy[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 11, 1760[3] and 1760[12]. French was his native language[14].

Education

François-Benoît Hoffman's education included a stint at University of Strasbourg[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include playwright[6], librettist[7], writer[8], poet[9], critic[10], and journalist[15]. Fields of work include performing arts[16], a type of arts[33]; drama[17], a literary mode[34]; literary criticism[18], a literary genre[35]; and opera libretto[19].

Death and Burial

François-Benoît Hoffman died on April 25, 1828[5]. He passed away in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris[4].

Why It Matters

François-Benoît Hoffman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was François-Benoît Hoffman born?

Born in Nancy[2], François-Benoît Hoffman…

Where did François-Benoît Hoffman die?

François-Benoît Hoffman passed away in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did François-Benoît Hoffman do for work?

François-Benoît Hoffman worked as playwright[6], librettist[7], writer[8], poet[9], and critic[10].

Where did François-Benoît Hoffman go to school?

François-Benoît Hoffman was educated at University of Strasbourg[20].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Q23660825. wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Q23660825. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Q23660825. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . Q23660825. wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name François, Benoît
    Field of work performing arts, drama, literary criticism +1
    Instance of human
    Sex or gender male
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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