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Clemens Brentano, German poet and author (died 1842)
Clemens Wenzeslaus Brentano 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. In his honor the Clemens Brentano prize is awarded for German literature. From 1798 to 1800 Brentano lived in Jena, the first center of the romantic movement.
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Clemens Brentano was born in 1778. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Population | 2.8M | 341 million |
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