Christian Brentano (24 January 1784,Frankfurt – 27 October 1851, Frankfurt) was a German writer and Catholic publicist.
Brentano was born to Peter Anton Brentano andMaximiliane von La Roche,[1] a wealthy merchant family in Frankfurt.[2] His father's family was ofItalian descent. His maternal grandmother wasSophie von La Roche. He was the brother ofClemens Brentano andBettina von Arnim, famous German writers of theRomantic school, and the father of the philosopherFranz Brentano.
Brentano is noted for editing and releasing nine volumes of his brother's work in 1851–55. He survived Clemens, who actually died in 1842 while visiting Christian inAschaffenburg.
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