# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wilhelm-grimm
# Generated: 2026-08-31T17:34:37.172Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Wilhelm Carl Grimm was born 24 February 1786, a German writer, philologist, and anthropologist who worked in tandem with his older brother Jacob. Together they formed the Brothers Grimm, a literary duo that collected and published folk tales from German-speaking lands. Wilhelm's role leaned editorial: he refined the raw material, adjusting tone and language to suit a reading public. His work in philology and anthropology ran parallel to the tale-gathering, grounding the project in scholarly method. He died 16 December 1859, leaving behind a body of work that made folklore a subject worthy of serious study.