Jacob Grimm
Writing
Born: 1/4/1785•Died: 9/20/1863
Place of Birth
Hanau, Germany
Biography
German philologist, jurist, and mythologist. He is known as the discoverer of Grimm's law (linguistics), the co-author with his brother Wilhelm of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm and the editor of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Also Known As
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, The Brothers Grimm
