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Brentano
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There are some famous people named Brentano or von Brentano:
See also the original meaning of the names: Brentano and Brenton
- Antonie BrentanoAntonie BrentanoThe Immortal Beloved is the mysterious addressee of a love letter which composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote on 6–7 July 1812 in Teplitz...
- August BrentanoAugust BrentanoAugust Brentano was a New York City newspaper dealer who was born in Hohenems, Austria. He came to New York in 1851 and started a business as a newspaper carrier. Before coming there he opened a large stand at the Revere House in Boston, Massachusetts. Afterward Brentano ran a store at 636 Broadway...
, bookseller - Bernard von BrentanoBernard von BrentanoBernard von Brentano was a German writer, poet, playwright, storyteller, novelist, essayist and journalist....
, novelist - Christian BrentanoChristian BrentanoChristian Brentano was a German writer and Catholic publicist from Frankfurt. He was the brother of Clemens Brentano, a famous German poet of the Romantic school....
- Clemens BrentanoClemens BrentanoClemens Brentano, or Klemens Brentano was a German poet and novelist.-Overview:He was born in Ehrenbreitstein, near Koblenz, Germany. His sister was Bettina von Arnim, Goethe's correspondent. His father's family was of Italian descent. He studied in Halle and Jena, afterwards residing at...
, poet and novelist, brother of Bettina von Arnim (b. Brentano) - Franz BrentanoFranz BrentanoFranz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Brentano was an influential German philosopher and psychologist whose influence was felt by other such luminaries as Sigmund Freud, Edmund Husserl, Kazimierz Twardowski and Alexius Meinong, who followed and adapted his views.-Life:Brentano was born at Marienberg am...
, philosopher, influenced phenomenology and gestalt psychology - Heinrich von Brentano di TremezzoHeinrich von BrentanoHeinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo was a German conservative politician and lawyer. He served as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1955 to 1961.-Personal life:...
, politician Christian Democratic Union (Germany)Christian Democratic Union (Germany)The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... - Lorenzo BrentanoLorenzo BrentanoLorenzo Brentano was a journalist and a U.S. Representative from Illinois.-Biography:Born as Lorenz Peter Carl Brentano in Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, Brentano received a thorough classical training and studied jurisprudence at the Universities of Heidelberg and Freiburg...
, politician - Lujo BrentanoLujo BrentanoLujo Brentano was an eminent German economist and social reformer.Lujo Brentano, born in Aschaffenburg into one of the most distinguished German-Catholic intellectual families , attended school in Augsburg and Aschaffenburg...
, economist, reformer - Maximiliane Brentano, befriended Goethe; dedicatee of some of BeethovenLudwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
's compositions - Theodore BrentanoTheodore BrentanoTheodore Brentano was an American attorney and judge and the first U.S. ambassador to Hungary . He was appointed to the position by Warren G. Harding....
, attorney, judge, and first U. S. ambassador to Hungary, son of Lorenzo - Franz Funck-Brentano
- Théodore Funck-BrentanoThéodore Funck-BrentanoThéophile Funck-Brentano was a Luxembourgian-French sociologist.He was the son of Jacques Funck, a notary in Luxembourg City that lived with Charles Metz, who was witness to Funck-Bretano's birth...
- Brentano'sBrentano'sBrentano's was an American bookstore. In addition to the numerous locations in the United States, there was a Brentano's on Avenue de l'Opéra in Paris, at the same location for 114 years....
is a bookstore chain owned by Borders Group. - Brentano fabrics International Textile House, Chicago, IL
See also the original meaning of the names: Brentano and Brenton
Brenton
Brenton is an English place name and surname. The surname Brenton indicates that one's ancestors came from a place called Brenton near Exminster, England, the original meaning of which was "Bryni's homestead". Bryni was an Old English given name based on the word bryne, "flame". .Brenton is now...