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1785 65438+1On October 4th, jacob green, a famous German linguist and fairy tale writer, was born.
He also has a younger brother named william green, who is also a linguist. These two brothers are the founders of German linguistics. Their collection of German Children's and Family's Fairy Tales is world-renowned, commonly known as Grimm's Fairy Tales, and it is a precious treasure of the world's children's literature.
The brothers Grimm were born in Hanau on the Rhine, and their father was a small official. Their youth was spent during Napoleon's occupation of Germany. At that time, Germany was oppressed by foreign aggression and powerful feudal forces. After graduating from college, they buried themselves in the study of history. Inspired by the collection of folk songs "Children's Strange Horn" edited by German romantic writers Anim and Bu Cantano, they began to collect and sort out folk fairy tales and ancient legends in 18 14, 18 15 and 65438.
18 14 After Napoleon's defeat, the reactionary forces in European countries rose again, and the division of Germany was still very serious. This gives the confidence that the Green Brothers' politics must be reformed. 1837, seven famous university professors, including the brothers grimm, lost their professorships in protest against the Duke of Hanover's violation of the constitutional commitment. During this period, they tried to combine the study of historical heritage with the people's demands for freedom, democracy and unity. They studied German, compiled German grammar, German history and unfinished German dictionary, initiated the study of Germanic linguistics, and proved that the German nation is a unified nation.
1859, my brother william green died, 1863, jacob green died.