Jacob Grimm
German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785-1863) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Born | Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785-01-04)4 January 1785 Hanau, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 20 September 1863(1863-09-20) (aged 78) Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation |
Alma mater | University of Marburg |
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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]