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Jacob Grimm

  • Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm
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Jacob Grimm
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Date of birth
1785-01-04
Place of birth
Hanau
Date of death
1863-09-20
Place of death
Berlin

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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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Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm, of the literary duo the Brothers Grimm.

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Household TaleseBook?2022-02-21
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