Jacob Grimm
German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785–1863)
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Half of the Brothers Grimm, Jacob collected German folklore and fairy tales that became globally beloved children's classics. He also formulated Grimm's law, a foundational principle in historical linguistics.
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Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's law of linguistics, and was the co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie, and the editor of Grimms' Fairy Tales. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm; together, they were the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm.
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