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Jacob Grimm

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Also known as Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, Giacomo Grimm, Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm, Jacob, Freiherr von Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Grimm

German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785–1863)

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Jacob Grimm was a German scholar (1785–1863) who made significant contributions to the study of language, law, mythology, and philology. He is best known for collecting and publishing German folktales with his brother Wilhelm, work that helped preserve cultural heritage and influenced the study of folklore worldwide.

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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…

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Instance of: human
Part of: Göttingen Seven
Given name: Ludwig
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
Place of birth: Henau
Place of death: Berlin
Father: Philipp Grimm
Occupation: historian
Educated at: University of Marburg
Languages spoken: German
Native language: German
Religion: Catholic Church
Award: Knight of the Legion of Honour
Notable work: Grimms' fairy tales
Participant in: Congress of Vienna
Movement: Romanticism
Image: Jacob Grimm Friedlaender.png
Work location: Berlin

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Commons category: Jacob Grimm
date of birth: 1785-01-04
described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia
member of: Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
date of death: 1863-00-00
birth name: Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm
place of burial: Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
manner of death: natural causes
ethnic group: Germans
cause of death: stroke
student: Karl Weinhold
name in native language: Jacob Grimm
writing language: German
partner in business or sport: Wilhelm Grimm
has works in the collection: Anne Frank House
P12749: Gunther Plüschow
Commons Creator page: Jacob Grimm
interested in: linguistics
archives at: Berlin State Library

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Jacob Grimm, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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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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