Jacob Grimm
Born on 4 Jan 1785Place of birth: Hanau, GermanyDied on 20 Sep 1863
Known for: Writing
Biography
German philologist, jurist, and mythologist. He is known as the discoverer of Grimm's law (linguistics), the co-author with his brother Wilhelm of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm and the editor of Grimm's Fairy Tales.