Jacob GRIMM

Jacob Grimm was a German philologist, lawyer, librarian, and folklorist who, together with his brother Wilhelm, collected and published folklore during the 19th century. The brothers Grimm are best known for their collection of fairy tales, which has been translated into more than 160 languages and has become one of the most popular works in world literature. Jacob Grimm was born in Hanau, Germany, on January 4, 1785. He was the second of six children born to Philipp Wilhelm Grimm and Dorothea Grimm. Jacob's father was a lawyer and his mother was a homemaker. Jacob and his brother Wilhelm were very close as children and they loved to read and tell stories. In 1791, Jacob and Wilhelm's father died and their mother was left to raise the children on her own. She moved the family to Kassel, where Jacob and Wilhelm attended the Lyceum. Jacob excelled in his studies and he was awarded a scholarship to study law at the University of Marburg. After graduating from university, Jacob worked as a lawyer for a short time. However, he soon realized that his true passion was for literature. In 1805, Jacob and Wilhelm began collecting