Jacob Grimm
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 formulated
Grimm's law of linguistics, and was the co-author of the ''
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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