Jacob Grimm was born on January 4, 1785[1], in Hanau[2]. He died in Berlin[3]. He worked as a jurist[4], lexicographer[5], anthropologist[6], linguist[7], and philologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,784 views/month, #6,900 of 1,000,298).[9]
Award received: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[37], Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[38], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[39], Knight of the Legion of Honour[40]
Member of: Frankfurt National Assembly[41], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[42], Academy of Science for Public Utility[43], Society of Serbian Letters[44], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[45], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[46], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[47], Russian Academy of Sciences[48], Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities[49], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[50], Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[51], Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[52], Brothers Grimm[53]
Jacob Grimm has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] He is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Works attributed to him include Rumplestiltskin[65], a literary work[66], founded in 1900[67], written by Brothers Grimm[68]; Dealing with the Pied Piper of Hameln[69], a legend[70], written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[71]; Hansel and Gretel[72], a literary work[73], written by Brothers Grimm[74]; Snow White[75], a literary work[76], in Germany[77], written by Brothers Grimm[78]; Grimms' fairy tales[79], a literary work[80], in Germany[81], founded in 1806[82]; and Rapunzel[83], a fairy tale[84], written by Brothers Grimm[85].
Jacob Grimm's father was Philipp Grimm[13]. Jacob Grimm's mother was Dorothea Grimm[14].
What did Jacob Grimm do for work?
Jacob Grimm worked as a jurist[4], lexicographer[5], anthropologist[6], linguist[7], and philologist[8].
Where did Jacob Grimm go to school?
Jacob Grimm was educated at University of Marburg[36].
What awards did Jacob Grimm receive?
Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[37], Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[38], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[39], and Knight of the Legion of Honour[40].
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