What are the 5 facts about the brothers grimm?

Answer 1

Jakob remained a bachelor until his death, but Wilhelm married Dorothea Wild, a pharmacist's daughter in 1825. They had four children, three survived infancy. In 1830, they formed a household in Göttingen with Jakob, where both brothers become professors. In 1837, the Brothers Grimm joined five of their colleague professors at the University of Göttingen to protest against the abolition of the liberal constitution of the state of Hanover by King Ernest Augustus I, a reactionary son of King George III.

This group came to be known in the German states as Die Göttinger Sieben (The Göttingen Seven). The two, along with the five others, protested against the abrogation. For this, the professors were fired from their university posts and three deported--including Jacob. Jacob settled in Kassel, outside Ernest's realm, and Wilhelm joined him there, both staying with their brother Ludwig. However, the next year, the two were invited to Berlin by the King of Prussia, and both settled there.

Wilhelm died in 1859; his elder brother Jacob died in 1863. The brothers are buried in the St. Matthäus Kirchhof Cemetery in Schöneberg, Berlin. The Grimms helped foment a nationwide democratic public opinion in Germany and are cherished as the progenitors of the German democratic movement, whose revolution of 1848/1849 was crushed by the Kingdom of Prussia, where there was established a constitutional monarchy.

Answer 2

1. The Brothers Grimm were German scholars known for collecting and popularizing classic folktales such as "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Hansel and Gretel."
2. Their collection of Fairy Tales was published in two volumes, titled "Grimm's Fairy Tales," first in 1812 and later expanded in 1857.
3. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm also worked as linguists and cultural researchers, contributing significantly to the study of German language and folklore.
4. Their tales were not initially intended for children and often contained dark and violent themes present in traditional folklore.
5. The Brothers Grimm's work has had a lasting impact on literature, inspiring adaptations, retellings, and interpretations of their stories in various forms of media.