Jacob Grimm
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| Born | Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm 4 January 1785 Hanau, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 20 September 1863 (aged 78) Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation |
| Alma mater | University of Marburg |
Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785 – 20 September 1863), also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German philologist, jurist, and mythologist. He was the discoverer of Grimm's law of linguistics. He was the co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie, and the editor of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm, of the literary duo the Brothers Grimm.
Jacob Grimm died on 20 September 1863, in Berlin, Germany from disease[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Obituary.; DEATH OF JACOB GRIMM". The New York Times. 9 October 1863. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "Jacob Grimm". Biography. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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