Clemens Brentano

Clemens Brentano
Portrait by Emilie Linder, painted in 1835; printed in from Meyer's Encyclopedia, 1906
Portrait by Emilie Linder, painted in 1835; printed in from Meyer's Encyclopedia, 1906
Born(1778-09-09)9 September 1778
Ehrenbreitstein near Koblenz (today in Koblenz), Electorate of Trier, Holy Roman Empire
Died28 July 1842(1842-07-28) (aged 63)
Aschaffenburg, Germany
OccupationWriter
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Halle
PeriodRomantic
GenrePoetry
Notable worksDes Knaben Wunderhorn
RelativesBettina von Arnim (sister)
Christian Brentano (brother)
Sophie von La Roche (grandmother)
Franz Brentano (nephew)
Lujo Brentano (nephew)
Gisela von Arnim (niece)

Clemens Wenzeslaus Brentano (also Klemens; pseudonym: Clemens Maria Brentano /brɛnˈtɑːn/; German: [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.