Wilhelm Grimm

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born

in Hanau, Hesse-Kassel, Germany

February 24, 1786

died

December 16, 1859

gender

male

genre

Children's Books, History, Nonfiction

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Wilhelm Karl Grimm (24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.

He was born in Hanau, Germany and in 1803 he started studying law at the University of Marburg, one year after his brother Jacob started there.

In 1825 Wilhelm married Henriette Dorothea Wild, also known as Dortchen, at age 39. Together they had four childern: Jakob Grimm (3 April 1826–15 December 1826), Herman Friedrich Grimm (6 January 1828–16 June 1901), Rudolf Georg Grimm (31 march 1830–13 November 1889), and Auguste Luise Pauline Marie (21 August 1832–9 February 1919).

From 1837-1841, the Grimm Brothers joined five of their colleague professors at the University of Göttingen to form a group known as the Göttinger Sieben (The Gö...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 96,511 ratings · 2,692 reviews · 350 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Elves and the Shoemaker by Wilhelm Grimm, Jim LaMarche 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 1,669 ratings — published 1812 — 38 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Mili by Wilhelm Grimm, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 316 ratings — published 1957 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blancanieves y Los Siete Enanos - Juegos y Cuentos by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Agustina Oliden 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 2,961 ratings — published 1812 — 89 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grimms' Fairy Tales by Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Arthur Rackham (illustrator - cover) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 38 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Josef Scharl (Illustrator) 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 67,030 ratings — published 1812 — 174 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bremen Town Musicians by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator) 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 453 ratings — published 1981 — 73 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rapunzel by Carol Heyer, Wilhelm Grimm 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 6,658 ratings — published 1997 — 68 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin and Other Stories by Charles Perrault, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 4,244 ratings — published 1694 — 170 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snow White and Rose Red by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Bernadette Watts (Illustrator) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 916 ratings — published 1812 — 42 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King Grisly-Beard by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1812 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars