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Person · 1785 CE – 1863 CE

Jacob Grimm

Also known as

Giacomo Grimm
Iacobus Grimm
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm

Image illustrating Jacob Grimm — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Jacob Grimmsee Wikimedia Commons

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