Clemens Brentano

Poet

Birthday September 9, 1778

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Germany

DEATH DATE Jul 28, 1842 (63)

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Numerology: 5

About

German Romantic poet and author remembered for Romanzen vom Rosenkranz (poems) and Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schönen Annerl (short stories). He also collaborated with his brother-in-law on a collected folk songs volume entitled Des Knaben Wunderhorn.

Before Fame

He was born in Ehrenbreitstein, Germany to a family of half-Italian descent.

Trivia

He became heavily involved in Catholicism beginning in 1818 and lived for a few years in a monastery. There, he served as secretary to a radically devout nun who lived entirely on holy water and bread.

Family Life

He married fellow writer Sophie Mereau in October of 1803. His sister, Bettina von Arnim, was also a writer.

Associated With

His literary work is alluded to in Doctor Faustus, a novel by Thomas Mann.

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