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About Jacob Grimm
Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, 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.
Everything about Jacob Grimm →- Occupation
- jurist, lexicographer, anthropologist, linguist
- Position held
- Member of the Frankfurt Parliament
- Citizenship
- Electorate of Hesse, Kingdom of Prussia
- Born
- January 4, 1785, 1785
- Died
- September 20, 1863, 1863