Birthdate: January 4, 1785
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hanau, Germany
Died: September 20, 1863
Jacob Grimm was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist famous for introducing Grimm’s law of linguistics. He co-authored the Deutsches Wörterbuch, a comprehensive German language dictionary. Additionally, he wrote Deutsche Mythologie, which explores German mythology, and edited Grimms’ Fairy Tales, a well-known collection of folklore. Together with his brother Wilhelm Grimm, he formed the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm, influencing the fields of language, literature, and folklore.
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