Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's law of linguistics, co-authored the Deutsches Wörterbuch, wrote Deutsche Mythologie and edited Grimms' Fairy Tales with his brother Wilhelm. Born in 1785 and dying in 1863. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm, and together they were the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm. He was born on 4 January 1785 and died on 20 September 1863, and is also known by the name Ludwig Karl.
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was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist
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Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785
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20 September 1863), 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
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Author: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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