Wilhelm Grimm | |
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Wilhelm Grimm | |
| Born | Wilhelm Carl Grimm 24 February 1786 Hanau, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel in the Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 16 December 1859 (aged 73) Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia in the German Confederation |
| Alma mater | University of Marburg |
Wilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 1786 – 16 December 1859) was a German author and anthropologist. He was the younger brother of Jacob Grimm, of the literary duo the Brothers Grimm.
From 1837 to 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 Göttingen Seven). They protested against Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover.