Jacob green (1785 ~ 1863)

William green (1786 ~ 1859)

German folk literature researcher, linguist and folklorist. Two brothers were born in a lawyer's family in Hanao-am-Main on June 4th, 785 and February 24th, 786, respectively, and died in Berlin on September 20th, 863 and June 6th, 859, respectively. They have similar experiences and hobbies. They studied law at Marburg University in 1802 and 1803 respectively. 1808, Jacob was the personal librarian of King Jerome of westfalen, Napoleon's younger brother, in Kassel. 18 13 after Napoleon's defeat, the kingdom of Westphalia was abolished and the principality of Hesse was established. Jacob served as Counsellor of the legation and attended the Vienna Conference. My younger brother William has been the secretary of Kassel Library since 18 14. 18 16 Jacob resigned from his diplomatic post and became the second librarian of Kassel Library. The brothers Green received an honorary doctorate from Marburg University. 1829, two brothers went to gottingen at the invitation of the king of hanover. In addition to being a university professor, Jacob worked as a university librarian with his younger brother, and later William became a university professor. 1837, brothers grimm and five other professors were dismissed as professors because they wrote a letter to protest against the violation of the constitution by the king of hanover. These seven professors are called the Seven Gentlemen of Gottingen. The brothers grimm were banished back to the castle. 1at the end of 840, the brothers grimm went to Berlin at the invitation of King William IV of Prussia, served as academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences and taught at universities. 1848 Jacob was elected as the representative of Frankfurt National Assembly. After their death, both brothers were buried in the cemetery of Matthew Church in Berlin.

As a far-reaching fairy tale, Snow White is one of many people's favorite stories in childhood.

1. The word Snow White was first used in the famous German fairy tale collection "Grimm's Fairy Tales". The original story tells the story of a lovely and beautiful princess. Because her stepmother was jealous of her beauty, she was forced to flee to the forest and met seven kind dwarfs. Finally, with their help, they overcame the stepmother's curse and found the story of the true love prince.

2. Disney's animated feature film released in the early 20th century is also the first animated feature film in history, adapted from the original Grimm's fairy tale. Since then, the image of Snow White has been branded by Disney.

Thumbelina Andersen

Danish writer. 1805 was born on April 2nd, 2005 in the slum of odense, Feiying Island. My father was a poor shoemaker who volunteered to resist Napoléon Bonaparte's aggression and died in 18 16. My mother is a laundryman and remarried soon. Andersen was tortured by poverty since he was a child. He was an apprentice in several shops and had no formal education. When I was a teenager, I became interested in the stage and dreamed of becoming a singer, actor or playwright. 18 19 became a small role in the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. Later, I was fired because of the wet voice. From then on, I began to learn to write, but the script I wrote was completely unsuitable for performance and was not adopted by the theater. 1822 sponsored by drama director Jonas Colin, attended a grammar school in Lehrer. This year, he wrote a book, The Attempt of Youth, which was published under the pseudonym of William Christian Walter. This pen name includes the names of william shakespeare, Andersen himself and Scott. 1827 published his first poem "dying children", 1829 entered the university of Copenhagen to study. His first important works, 1828 and 1829 from the Hollmen Canal to the eastern corner of Amir Island, were published in 1829. This is a travel story with a good sense of humor, quite in the style of German writer Hoffman. The publication of this travel book made Andersen get the initial recognition from the society. After that, he continued to engage in drama creation. 183 1 year, he traveled to Germany and wrote travel notes on his way home. 1833, he went to Italy and wrote a poetic drama "Gretel and the Mermaid" and a novel "Impromptu Poet" set in Italy (1835). Shortly after its publication, the novel was translated into German and English, marking the beginning of the author's international reputation.