Achim von Arnim

Achim von Arnim
Portrait by Peter Edward Stroehling, 1803
Born
Carl Joachim Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim

26 January 1781
Died21 January 1831(1831-01-21) (aged 49)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Halle
University of Göttingen
Literary movementHeidelberg Romanticism
Notable worksDes Knaben Wunderhorn
SpouseBettina von Arnim
ChildrenGisela von Arnim
RelativesHerman Grimm (son-in-law)
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Carl Joachim Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (26 January 1781 – 21 January 1831), better known as Achim von Arnim, was a German poet, novelist, and together with Clemens Brentano and Joseph von Eichendorff, a leading figure of German Romanticism.