The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm (German: Brüder Grimm or Die Gebrüder Grimm; Jacob, January 4, 1785 – September 20, 1863, and Wilhelm, February 24, 1786 – December 16, 1859) were researchers and linguists of German folk culture. They are well-known for publishing the collection "Grimm's Fairy Tales" multiple times and for gathering folklore. Along with Karl Lachmann and Georg Friedrich Benecke, they are considered the founding fathers of German philology and German studies. In the later years of their lives, they worked on producing the first German dictionary: Wilhelm completed the work on the letter D and passed away in December 1859; Jacob died about four years later after finishing the letters A, B, C, and E. He died at his desk while working on the German word Frucht (fruit). The brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm were born in Hanau and lived in Kassel for a long time.