Clemens Brentano

Clemens Brentano

September 09, 1778 – July 28, 1842
Countries: Germany
Place of Birth: Ehrenbreitstein near Koblenz (today in Koblenz), Electorate of Trier, Holy Roman Empire
Place of Death: Aschaffenburg, Germany

Clemens Wenzeslaus Brentano (also Klemens; pseudonym: Clemens Maria Brentano brɛnˈtɑːnoʊ; bʁɛnˈtaːno; 9 September 1778 – 28 July 1842) was a German poet and novelist, and a major figure of German Romanticism. He was the uncle, via his brother Christian, of Franz and Lujo Brentano.