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Jacob Grimm

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

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Biography

Nationality
Electorate of Hesse
Gender
male
Date of birth
January 4, 1785
Occupation
politician, translator, jurist, historian, librarian, university teacher, anthropologist, children's writer, law librarian, legal historian, philologist, linguist, lexicographer, poet lawyer, mythologist, literary scholar, secretary of legation, mythographer, collector of fairy tales, writer
Place of birth
Hanau
Country of birth
Germany
Date of death
September 20, 1863 (78 years)