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Grimm (JAKOB a German philologist)

JAKOB, a German philologist; born in Hanau, Hesse-Cassel, Jan. 4, 1785. He was educated at the University of Marburg, and in 1805 spent some months at Paris as assistant to Savigny. Three years later he was appointed librarian to Jérome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia. On the overthrow of the new kingdom of Westphalia, in 1813, he was made secretary of legation under the restored electorate, and in that capacity was present at the Congress of Vienna. He held the office of sub-librarian to the elector from 1816 till 1829, his younger brother, Wilhelm, being also employed in the library. In the latter year he became first librarian to the University of Göttingen, which post, with a professorship, he held till 1837. In that year he was dismissed, as was also his brother, from his similar office, for protesting against the violation of the conof the German Language." The great "German Dictionary," their joint production, was left unfinished by them. The well-known "Children's and Family Tales" was also their joint work. Jakob died in Berlin, Sept. 20, 1863.