The elder Grimm brother
Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm was born on 4 January 1785 and died on 20 September 1863. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm.
Literature
Jacob Grimm
Formulating Grimm's law, co-authoring the Deutsches Wörterbuch, writing Deutsche Mythologie, and editing Grimms' Fairy Tales.
Jacob Grimm was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. With his younger brother Wilhelm, he formed the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm.
Worth knowing
Grimm's law
Grimm formulated the linguistic principle known as Grimm's law.
The German dictionary
Grimm was a co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch.
Mythology and fairy tales
Grimm wrote Deutsche Mythologie and edited Grimms' Fairy Tales.
Follow the story on foot
These addresses are scattered across the city. Our routes and quests put them in an order that works.