Jacob Grimm
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1785-01-04 - 1863-09-20
Place of Birth: Hanau, Germany
Also Known As: Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, The Brothers Grimm, Ludwig Karl Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, Братья Гримм
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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