Jacob Grimm
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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
Herman Grimm
…Herman Grimm (6 January 1828 – 16 June 1901) was a German academic and writer. Grimm's father was Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), and his uncle was Jakob Grimm (1785–1863); both were philologist compilers of indigenous folk tales ("Brothers Grimm"). His other uncle was the painter engraver Ludwig Emil Grimm…
Grimm in 1847
Marble bust of Grimm by Elisabet Ney, carved 1856–58 in Berlin
During the research for his 'History of the German Language' Grimm corresponded with numerous colleagues. Ghent University Library holds several letters between Jacob Grimm and Jan Frans Willems.