Branwell Bronte

Painter

Birthday June 26, 1817

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Sep 24, 1848 (31)

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About

English painter and poet who often wrote with his sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne on work that included number 1-3 of The Young Men's Magazine in 1830.

Before Fame

He read extensively as a young boy and was taught to paint by portrait painter William Robinson.

Trivia

He once worked for Manchester and Leeds Railway and Sowerby Bridge railway station as an assistant clerk.

Family Life

He was born the fourth of six children and the only son of Patrick Bronte and Maria Branwell Bronte.

Associated With

He would send poems and translations to author Thomas Dequincey during his time working as a tutor.