Wilhelm Grimm
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Wilhelm Grimm was a German author and language scholar who, along with his brother Jacob, collected and published fairy tales and legends that became world-famous classics like "Hansel and Gretel" and "Snow White." His work preserved important parts of German cultural heritage and helped establish the fairy tale as a significant literary form that continues to influence children's literature and storytelling today.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1786
- Died
- 1859
- Works
- 592
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- Kinder Märchen
- Grimm's Fairy Stories
- Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
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Writing · Hanau, Germany
German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.
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Wilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German writer, philologist and anthropologist. He was the younger brother of Jacob Grimm, of the literary duo the Brothers Grimm.
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1786 births1859 deaths19th-century German anthropologists19th-century German male writers19th-century German writersAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenBrothers GrimmGerman lexicographersMarburg University alumniMembers of the Bavarian Academy of SciencesMembers of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesMembers of the Prussian Academy of Sciences