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Jacob Grimm

Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm | The Brothers Grimm | Ludwig Karl Grimm

About the person
Career:

Writing

Date of birth:
1785-01-04
Place of birth:

Hanau, Germany

Gender:

Male

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1

Date of death

1863-09-20

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Biography

Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785 – 20 September 1863), also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's law of linguistics, and was the co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie, and the editor of Grimms' Fairy Tales. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm; together, they were the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm.

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