Named for the German Romantic poet Clemens Brentano (1778–1842), esteemed in his time by important German poets and writers. Together with his friend Achim von Arnim {see planet  (8055)} he collected about 600 German folksongs in Des Knaben Wunderhorn. He also published famous fairy tales such as Gockel, Hinkel und Gackeleia. (M 34344) _ _.