Differences And Similarities Between Jacob And Wilhelm

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There are many unique and exciting fact about the Brothers Grimm! The two brothers (Jacob and Wilhelm) were born into a family of 9 kids, but unfortunately three of the nine died in infancy. Although they were a happy family they lived in poverty. Then, Jacob and Wilhelm went to college and they both studied law and medieval German literature at Marburg University. After they graduated, they started recreating stories from oral traditions. They had a collection of 200 stories that they published in two volumes in 1812 and 1814. Out of all of their achievements one of them is starting a German dictionary, even though it wasn 't published until a century after their death. So as you can see, the Brothers Grimm had a successful, inspiring, and