Achim von Arnim

Achim von Arnim
Portrait by Peter Edward Stroehling, 1803
Portrait by Peter Edward Stroehling, 1803
BornCarl Joachim Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim
26 January 1781
Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg
Died21 January 1831 (1831-01-22) (aged 49)
Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg,
Kingdom of Prussia
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Halle
University of Göttingen
Literary movementHeidelberg Romanticism
Notable worksDes Knaben Wunderhorn
SpouseBettina von Arnim
ChildrenGisela von Arnim
RelativesHerman Grimm (son-in-law)
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Carl Joachim Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (26 January 1781 – 21 January 1831), better known as Achim von Arnim, was a German poet, novelist, and together with Clemens Brentano and Joseph von Eichendorff, a leading figure of German Romanticism.