Wilhelm Grimm

Wilhelm Grimm
BornWilhelm Carl Grimm
(1786-02-24)24 February 1786
Hanau, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire
Died16 December 1859(1859-12-16) (aged 73)
Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Alma materUniversity of Marburg
ChildrenHerman Grimm
ParentsPhilipp Grimm (father)
Dorothea Grimm (mother)
RelativesJacob Grimm (brother)
Ludwig Emil Grimm (brother)
Gisela von Arnim (daughter-in-law)
Ludwig Hassenpflug (brother-in-law)

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

  1. ^ Deutsche National Bibliothek, citing Neue Deutsche Biographie.
  2. ^ a b c Deutsche National Bibliothek, citing Neue Deutsche Biographie, Deutsches Biographisches Archiv [de] and The National Union Catalog Pre-1956 Imprints.
  3. ^ Wilhelm Scherer (1879), "Grimm, Jacob (Ludwig Karl)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 9, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 678–688
  4. ^ Wilhelm Scherer (1879), "Grimm, Wilhelm (Karl)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 9, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 690–695


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