Grimm Brothers

By Temuna

  • Jacob Grimm is born

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    The life of the Grimm Brothers

  • Wilhelm Grimm is born

  • The Grimm family moves to Steinau.

  • Jacob and Wilhelm move to Kassel

  • Jacob begins his study of law at the University of Marburg.

  • Wilhelm begins his study of law at the University of Marburg.

  • Jacob and Wilhelm begin to collect folk tales

  • Jacob and Wilhem publish their first book containing 86 stories

  • The second volume of their first book was published adding 70 more stories.

  • The Grimm Brothers publish another book

  • Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm receive honorary doctorates from the University of Marburg.

  • Wilhelm Grimm marries Henriette Dorothea (Dortchen) Wild, who -- together with other members of her family -- had provided the Jacob and Wilhelm with many of their best folktale texts.

  • The Grimms resign their positions as librarians in Kassel and accept positions at the University of Göttingen as librarians and professors.

  • Professors Grimm join five of their university colleagues in a formal protest against a constitutional violation of Ernst August, King of Hannover. The seven professors (Die Göttinger Sieben) are fired. The Grimm brothers receive many offers for new posi

  • 1842-1852. The Grimms continue their scholarly work and political activities, but finally give up their formal appointments at the University of Berlin (Jacob in 1848, Wilhelm in 1852) in order to dedicate themselves to their own studies and research.

  • Wilhelm Grimm dies December 16, 1859, at the age of 73.

  • Jacob Grimm dies September 20, 1863, at the age of 78.