Book
Dutch

Jorinde en Joringel

Jacob Grimm (author), Wilhelm Grimm (author), Katrien Van der Grient (illustrator)
Title
Jorinde en Joringel
Author
Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm
Illustrator
Katrien Van der Grient
Language
Dutch
Publisher
Zeist: Christofoor, 1997
[28] p. : ill.
Note
Vert. uit het Duits
ISBN
90-6238-289-4

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About Jacob Grimm

Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (4 January 1785 – 20 September 1863), also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's law of linguistics, and was the co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie, and the editor of Grimms' Fairy Tales. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm; together, they were the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm.

Life and books

Jacob Grimm was born 4 January 1785, in Hanau in Hesse-Kassel. His father, Philipp Grimm, was a lawyer who died while Jacob was a child, and his mother Dorothea was left with a very small income. Her sister was lady of the chamber to the Landgravine of Hesse, and she helped to support and educate the family. Jacob was sent to the public school at Kassel in 1798 with his younger brother Wilhelm.…Read more on Wikipedia