Jacob Grimm

Born

January 4, 1785

Died

September 20, 1863 (aged 78)

Known as

jurist, lexicographer, anthropologist, linguist, philologist, mythologist

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.

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