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Wilhelm Grimm

Also known as Wilhelm Karl Grimm, Guglielmo Grimm, Wilhelm Carl Grimm

German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786–1859)

AI overview

Wilhelm Grimm was a German author and language scholar who, along with his brother Jacob, collected and published fairy tales and legends that became world-famous classics like "Hansel and Gretel" and "Snow White." His work preserved important parts of German cultural heritage and helped establish the fairy tale as a significant literary form that continues to influence children's literature and storytelling today.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1786
Died: 1859
Works: 592

Top works

Kinder Märchen
Grimm's Fairy Stories
Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Doktor serba tahu dan cerita-cerita GRiMM yang lain
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Film & TV

Hanau, Germany

German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Part of: Göttingen Seven
Given name: Karl
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
Place of birth: Hanau
Place of death: Berlin
Father: Philipp Grimm
Occupation: philologist
Languages spoken: Danish
Religion: Reformed Christianity
Notable work: Grimms' fairy tales
Movement: Romanticism
Image: Wilhelm Grimm.png
Work location: Berlin

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Commons category: Wilhelm Grimm
date of birth: 1786-00-00
date of death: 1858-01-01
member of: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Commons Creator page: Wilhelm Grimm
birth name: Wilhelm Karl Grimm
place of burial: Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
student: Clemens Friedrich Meyer
name in native language: Wilhelm Grimm
writing language: German
partner in business or sport: Jacob Grimm
has works in the collection: Anne Frank House
P8168: Thunder Bay
P12749: Chancy
archives at: Berlin State Library

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Works in European collections

34 objects attributed to Wilhelm Grimm, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Wilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German writer, philologist and anthropologist. He was the younger brother of Jacob Grimm, of the literary duo the Brothers Grimm.

Life and work

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