Johann Arent

Johann Nepomuk Arent (May 11, 1808 - September 10, 1880), also known as John Nepomucene Arent (sometimes misspelled Arrant), was a Catholic priest of German descent, known for his time in the Buffalo diocese. He served as the inspiration for, or reputed originator of, Father Arent's Rheumatism Herbal Plaster, which Joseph Hogg (World's Central Laboratory) and Father Arent's Plaster Co. manufactured following Arent's passing.