Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Hoefer, Edmund

HOEFER, EDMUND (ho'fer), a German novelist; born in Greifswald, Oct. 15, 1819. He studied philology and history at Heidelberg. He began early to write fiction, his first stories appearing in collected form under the title &ldquo;From the People,&rdquo; and proving very popular. They were followed by &ldquo;Out of the Old Time and the New&rdquo;; &ldquo;As the People Speak&rdquo;; and &ldquo;Days that Are No More.&rdquo; The novels that followed, especially &ldquo;German Hearts&rdquo;; &ldquo;The Demagogue&rdquo;; &ldquo;The Lost Son&rdquo;; and &ldquo;Lost in the World,&rdquo; had a wide circulation. He died in Cannstadt, May 23, 1882.