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Jacob Grimm

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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Person · Open Library

Born: 1785
Died: 1863
Works: 1011

Top works

De l'origine du language
Kinder Märchen
Aus den Schriften von Jacob Grimm
Grimm's Fairy Stories
Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Group
Origin: Germany
Active to: 1859

clean me upfairy talehas german audiobooks

Discography

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 213
Total plays: 1,035

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

A power primer.
· 1992 · cited 41,063x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,522x
A Coefficient of Agreement for Nominal Scales
· 1960 · cited 31,155x
A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,392x
Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
· 2013 · cited 15,729x

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Jacob Grimm
date of birth: 1785-01-04
date of death: 1863-00-00
birth name: Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm
name in native language: Jacob Grimm
P12749: Gunther Plüschow
Commons Creator page: Jacob Grimm

Sources (15)

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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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Article

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.

Life and books