Jacob Grimm

(1785-1863)

German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist

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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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Born	Jakob Ludwig Carl Grimm 4 January 1785 Hanau, Hesse, Germany
Died	20 September 1863 (aged 78) Berlin, Germany
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Philipp Grimm · Father · -1796 · German lawyer edit info

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Wilhelm Grimm · Brother · 1786-1859 · German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends edit info

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Ludwig Emil Grimm · Brother · 1790-1863 · German artist edit info

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