Jacob Grimm
German philologist, folklorist, and co-editor of Grimms' Fairy Tales.
He studied law at the University of Marburg from 1802, inspired by Friedrich Carl von Savigny's lectures.[1]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm
- Born
- 4 January 1785
- Birthplace
- Hanau, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 20 September 1863
- Place of death
- Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
- Alma mater
- University of Marburg
- Workplaces
- University of Göttingen, University of Berlin
- Notable students
- Wilhelm Dilthey
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
In 1805 he helped Savigny with literary work in Paris, strengthening his taste for medieval literature.[1] In 1816 he became second librarian at the Kassel library under Volkel.[1] In 1837 he was dismissed and banished from Hanover for signing the Göttingen Seven protest.[2] He moved to the University of Berlin in 1840, where he was elected to the Academy of Sciences.[3]
In 1798, Jacob, together with his younger brother Wilhelm, was enrolled at the public school located in Kassel.[1] The American Academy of Arts and Sciences chose Jacob Grimm as a Foreign Honorary Member in 1857.[3]
What the cited sources add
The UPI Almanac lists Jacob Grimm as a German folklore and fairy tale collector born in 1785.[4] The same source supports that Grimm's "Deutsche Rechtsalterthümer" (1828) compiled sources of law from all Germanic languages.[5][6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Jacob Grimm" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacob Grimm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nichols, "Medievalism and the Modernist Temper", Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, p. 143; Andrews, "The Historical Development of Modern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the Present Time, Volumes 1-2", G. P. Putnam's sons, 1898, p. 265–266 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jacob Grimm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter G", American Academy of Arts and Sciences (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 4, 2019", United Press International, 4 January 2019. facts only, no text reused. upi.com
- Wikipedia, "Jacob Grimm" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dilcher, "Juristen: ein biographisches Lexikon; von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert", Beck, 2001, p. 262 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 3406459579 ("Juristen. Ein biographisches Lexikon. Von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert."). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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