Chapter 2: Sisters and Brothers The Grimm Brothers

The Grimm Brothers Jacob Ludwig Grimm (1785-1863) Wilhem Karl Grimm (1786-1859)

Jacob Ludwig Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhem Karl Grimm (1786-1859) were German brothers whose scholarship is overshadowed by their collections of folktales. They originally trained to be lawyers, but later turned their attention to linguistics and folklore. The Brothers Grimm, as they were called, are most famous for Grimm's Fairy Tales, which they published between 1812 and 1815. The stories were first published in English in 1823. As scholars, the Brothers Grimm were responsible for establishing the German equivalent of the Oxford English Dictionary. They applied themselves to linguistics, and Grimm's Law, named after Jacob Grimm, is an important contribution to the understanding of consonants and their pronunciation in European languages. Author Links Grimm Brother's Home Page This scholarly site includes biographical information, a chronology, a bibliography, and a tremendous variety of links to related pages and hypertexts.

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