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Brentano

American  
[bren-tah-noh] / brɛnˈtɑ noʊ /

noun

  1. Franz, 1838–1917, German philosopher and psychologist.


Brentano British  
/ brɛnˈtaːno /

noun

  1. Clemens ( Maria ) (ˈkleːmənz). 1778–1842, German romantic poet and compiler of fairy stories and folk songs esp (with Achim von Arnim) the collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1805–08)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 1955, he received a PhD, writing his dissertation on the poetry of Clemens Brentano.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2022

Late the night before, Iyer shifted into chamber music with the Brentano Quartet for a stormy piece dedicated to the late poet-activist Amiri Baraka, but it was framed by two startling vocal contributions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2017

On Saturday, the excellent Brentano Quartet, which recently became quartet-in-residence at the Yale School of Music, plays works by Mozart, Bartok and Beethoven.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2014

If Brentano members gave tips to the actors, they should be applauded; wielding their bows, none of the actors look like a rube.

From Time • Nov. 1, 2012

At a congress held in Erfurt in 1873, Schmoller, Wagner, Brentano and others founded the Verein f�r Sozial-Politik, which by its publications has had much influence on German thought.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

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