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German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785–1863)

Also known as: Giacomo Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, Jacob, Freiherr von Grimm, Jakob Ludwig Carl Grimm

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Known works

Snow-White and the seven dwarfs
Little Red Riding Hood =
Rumpelstiltskin
The wedding of Mistress Fox (1994)
Le tailleur et ses trois fils