Paul Höffer

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Paul Höffer (21 December 1895 – 31 August 1949) was a German composer. He was born in Barmen and died in Berlin.

In 1936 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his Olympischer Schwur (Olympic Vow). His works also include a solo violin sonata (Op. 18, 1931).{{cite web|url=http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-buch?apm=0&aid=1000001&bd=0001931&teil=0203&seite=00000106&zoom=2|date=May 1931|title=Hofmeisters Monatsberichte|work=Austrian National Library|language=German|accessdate=2013-06-03}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/920640 |title=Paul Höffer |work=Olympedia |accessdate=13 August 2020}}