WILHELM GRIMM
German author (1786-1859)
Biography:
Wilhelm Grimm was born in Hanau in 1786. He collaborated with philological researches, led by his famous brother Jacob Grimm. They both studied Law at Marbourg. In 1814 he was named Secretary at Kassel Library and later on he joint his brother at Gottingen Library. But due to political ideals they both had to quit university studies. In 1841 he became a member of the Science Faculty of Berlin.
Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm and Gorres published Children's and Household Tales in 1812, where Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Hansel and Gretel first appeared.
He died in Berlin on December 1859.
Wilhelm Grimm, author of illustrated works:
Hansel et Gretel, illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger, Casterman, 1990
The Bremen Town Musicians, illustrated by Bernadette, North-South Books, 1997