Jacob Grimm
German philologist, jurist and mythologist
Died when: 78 years 259 days (944 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785 – 20 September 1863), also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist.
He is known as the discoverer of Grimm's law of linguistics, the co-author of the monumental 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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