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Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist (died 1863)

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Jacob Grimm

German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist

Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's law of linguistics, and was the co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie, and the editor of Grimms' Fairy…
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January 4

Day of the year

January 4 is the fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 361 days remain until the end of the year.
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