Clemens Brentano

Summary

Clemens Brentano is a human^[1]. He was born in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein^[2]. He was born on September 8, 1778^[3]. He passed away in Aschaffenburg^[4]. He died on July 28, 1842^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], poet^[7], collector of fairy tales^[8], playwright^[9], and folk song collector^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (395 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Clemens Brentano was born in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein^[2].
• Clemens Brentano passed away in Aschaffenburg^[4].
• Clemens Brentano was born on September 8, 1778^[3].
• Clemens Brentano was born on January 1, 1778^[12].
• Clemens Brentano died on July 28, 1842^[5].
• Clemens Brentano died on January 1, 1842^[13].
• Clemens Brentano is buried at Aschaffenburg^[14].
• Clemens Brentano's father was Peter Anton Brentano^[15].
• Clemens Brentano's mother was Maximiliane Brentano^[16].
• Clemens Brentano was married to Sophie Mereau^[17].
• Clemens Brentano was married to Auguste Bußmann^[18].
• A child of Clemens Brentano was Magdalena Maria Brentano^[19].
• Clemens Brentano held citizenship in Kingdom of Prussia^[20].
• Clemens Brentano worked as a writer^[6].
• Clemens Brentano's professions included poet^[7].
• Clemens Brentano's professions included collector of fairy tales^[8].
• Clemens Brentano's professions included playwright^[9].
• Clemens Brentano worked as a folk song collector^[10].
• Clemens Brentano's professions included fairy tales writer^[21].
• Clemens Brentano was employed by University of Marburg^[22].
• Clemens Brentano was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[23].
• Clemens Brentano's education included a stint at University of Bonn^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Clemens Brentano is Abendständchen^[25].
• Clemens Brentano's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[26].
• Clemens Brentano is recorded as male^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1778-09-09^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1842-07-28^[31]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: d337563b-b686-4636-8d1c-dda16cf7dbcd^[33]

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Origins and Family

Clemens Brentano's place of birth was Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein^[2]. Recorded date of birth include September 8, 1778^[3] and January 1, 1778^[12]. His father was Peter Anton Brentano^[15]. His mother was Maximiliane Brentano^[16].

Education

Educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[23], a public university^[34], in Germany^[35], founded in 1502^[36], headquartered in Halle (Saale)^[37] and University of Bonn^[24], a public research university^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1818^[40], headquartered in Bonn^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], poet^[7], collector of fairy tales^[8], playwright^[9], folk song collector^[10], and fairy tales writer^[21]. Among Clemens Brentano's employers was University of Marburg^[22].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Clemens Brentano is Abendständchen^[25]. Things named for him include Clemens-Brentano-Preis^[42], a literary award^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 1993^[45].

Personal Life

Spouses include Sophie Mereau^[17], a writer^[46], 1770–1806^[47], of Germany^[48], specialised in poetry^[49] and Auguste Bußmann^[18], a journalist^[50], 1791–1832^[51], of Germany^[52]. A child of Clemens Brentano was Magdalena Maria Brentano^[19]. His religion is recorded as Catholicism^[26].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 28, 1842^[5] and January 1, 1842^[13]. Clemens Brentano passed away in Aschaffenburg^[4]. He is buried at Aschaffenburg^[14].

Why It Matters

Clemens Brentano ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (395 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

He has been cited as an influence by Buddenbrooks^[55], a literary work^[56], founded in 1890^[57], written by Thomas Mann^[58] and Sibylle Lewitscharoff^[59], a playwright^[60], 1954–2023^[61], of Germany^[62], awarded the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize^[63].

Entities named for him include Clemens-Brentano-Preis^[42], a literary award^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 1993^[45].

FAQs

Where was Clemens Brentano born?

Born in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein^[2], Clemens Brentano…

Where did Clemens Brentano die?

Clemens Brentano died in Aschaffenburg^[4].

Who were Clemens Brentano's parents?

Clemens Brentano's father was Peter Anton Brentano^[15]. Clemens Brentano's mother was Maximiliane Brentano^[16].

Who was Clemens Brentano married to?

Clemens Brentano's spouses include Sophie Mereau^[17] and Auguste Bußmann^[18].

What did Clemens Brentano do for work?

Clemens Brentano worked as writer^[6], poet^[7], collector of fairy tales^[8], playwright^[9], and folk song collector^[10].

Where did Clemens Brentano go to school?

Clemens Brentano was educated at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg^[23] and University of Bonn^[24].

Who did Clemens Brentano influence?

Clemens Brentano has been cited as an influence by Buddenbrooks^[55] and Sibylle Lewitscharoff^[59].