Kassandra (Ms. Cassandra Noblin)

Philipp and Dorothea Grimm Eight sons and one daughter. Friedrich, Jacob, Wilhelm, Carl, Ferdinand, Ludwig, Friedrich, Charlotte and Georg. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Later known as the Brothers Grimm.

At the ages of 13 and 14, Jacob and Wilhelm move to Kassel. Both attend the University of Marburg, at the ages of 17 and 19. Studied law. Began to collect folktales in the early 1800’s.

Dorothea Viehman and two Huguenot families told the brothers tales. Jacob and Wilhelm held different interests regarding folktales. More than just collecting fairy tales and folk legends. They had a favorite local storyteller named Marie Muller.

Publish first collection in Contains 86 folktales. Two years later, a second volume is published. Adds 70 more folktales. In another two years, two volumes of Deutsche Sagen is published.

Brothers receive honorary doctrates. Wilhelm marries. Both begin work at the University of Göttingen. Joined in protest against King Ernest Augustus of Hanover. Moved back to Kassel. Accept jobs at the University of Berlin.

Born January 4, 1785, in Hanau, Germany. Studied law out of duty, not because he loved it. Director of the Westphalian king’s private library. Also the auditor of the Council of State.

Named after Jacob Grimm Also known as the First Germanic Sound Shift. The first non-trivial systematic sound change to be discovered in linguistics. Deutsche Grammatik, formulated the law as a general rule.

Born February 24, 1786, in Hanau, Germany. During four years of high school, suffered scarlet fever attacks and asthma. Confined to bed for half a year, health became worse. Studied Norse literature on his own.

Cinderella Snow White Little Red Riding Hood Rapunzel Rumpelstiltskin Hansel and Gretel Sleeping Beauty

Everyone knows the classic stories. Stories differ drastically, others only slightly. Disney more “kid friendly” Grimms stayed true to the spoken legends. More morbid and grim (pun intended).

Wilhelm Grimm dies December 16, 1859, at the age of 73. Jacob Grimm dies September 20, 1863, at the age of 78. Leave behind the best collection of German fairy tales and folk legends of the time.

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