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Wilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; [a] 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German author and anthropologist. He was the younger brother of Jacob Grimm, of the literary duo the Brothers Grimm . Life and work. Wilhelm was born in February 1786 in Hanau, in Hesse-Kassel.
May 29, 2024 · The Brothers Grimm were German folklorists and linguists who are best known for their Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1812–22), which led to the modern study of folklore. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm together compiled other collections of folk music and folk literature, and Jacob did important work in historical linguistics and philology.
The Brothers Grimm (die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm), Ja cob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were German academics who together collected and published folklore.
Apr 2, 2014 · Wilhelm Grimm was a 19th century German author who, along with brother Jacob, published 'Grimms' Fairy Tales,' a collection famous for stories like 'Cinderella' and 'Rapunzel.'
May 20, 2024 · Grimm’s Fairy Tales is a classic and influential collection of folklore by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, first published in two volumes as Kinder -und Hausmarchen (1812–15; ‘Children’s and Household Tales’) and later revised and enlarged seven times between 1819 and 1857.
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Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm (b. Jan. 4, 1785, Hanau, Hesse-Kassel [Germany]—d. Sept. 20, 1863, Berlin) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (b. Feb. 24, 1786, Hanau, Hesse-Kassel [Germany]—d. Dec. 16, 1859, Berlin) spent most of their lives in literary research as librarians and professors at the Universities of Göttingen and Berlin.
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