Bernard von Brentano

Who is Bernard von Brentano?

Bernard von Brentano was a German writer, poet, playwright, storyteller, novelist, essayist and journalist.

Brentano was a son of the Hessian Interior and Justice Minister Otto von Brentano di Tremezzo and a brother of Clemens and Heinrich von Brentano.

Brentano became a member of the PEN-Club in 1920. He worked since 1925 in the Berlin office of the Frankfurter Zeitung. In 1933, he emigrated to Switzerland and his family lived in Küsnacht in Zurich. In 1949, he returned from exile back to Germany. He lived with his family in Wiesbaden.