Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was born January 4, 1785, and his brother, Wilhelm Carl Grimm, was born February 24, 1786, both in Hanau, Hesse-Kassel, a region that is now part of Germany. Although the violence in certain stories and the German nationalism of the Grimms' prose has inspired some scholarly debate, Kinder- und Hausmärchen has endured both early critical indifference and modern skepticism to become part of the Western collective consciousness. Many of the classic fables from the Germanic oral tradition-such as "Cinderella," "Snow White," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Hansel and Gretel," among others-were first made available to children in print through the various editions of the Grimms' Household Tales. The volume has also been translated into a vast number of foreign languages-a testament to the tales' longevity and universal appeal.
The result of the Grimms' expansive studies in German folklore and philology, their Kinder- und Hausmärchen (1812–15 variously translated as Children's and Household Tales, German Popular Stories, or Grimms' Fairy Tales) has gone through numerous German editions, including seven that were extensively revised or edited by the Grimms themselves. The fairy tales of brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are among the most widely read and beloved works of literature in the world.
The following entry presents an overview of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's careers through 2005. (Full names Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm and Wilhelm Carl Grimm also known as The Brothers Grimm or Brüder Grimm) German folklorists, editors, and compilers of fairy tales.
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