Brothers Grimm

two German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, folklorists and authors
Organization brother_duo Q2793
Brothers Grimm
Elisabeth Baumann · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Brothers Grimm

Summary

Brothers Grimm is a brother duo[1]. It was born on 1785[2]. It died on 1863[3]. It draws 7,799 Wikipedia views per month (brother_duo category, ranking #1 of 7).[4]

Key Facts

  • Brothers Grimm was born on 1785[2].
  • Brothers Grimm died on 1863[3].
  • Brothers Grimm's field of work was linguistics[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Brothers Grimm is Grimms' fairy tales[6].
  • Brothers Grimm's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[7].
  • Brothers Grimm's instance of is recorded as brother duo[8].
  • Brothers Grimm's Commons category is recorded as Brothers Grimm[9].
  • Brothers Grimm comprises Jacob Grimm[10].
  • Brothers Grimm comprises Wilhelm Grimm[11].
  • Brothers Grimm's family name is recorded as Grimm[12].
  • Brothers Grimm's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Brothers Grimm[13].
  • Brothers Grimm's Commons gallery is recorded as Gebrüder Grimm[14].
  • Brothers Grimm's floruit is recorded as 1900[15].
  • Brothers Grimm's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Brothers Grimm's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Brothers Grimm's described by source is recorded as ProDetLit[18].
  • Brothers Grimm's described by source is recorded as Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[19].
  • Brothers Grimm's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[20].
  • Brothers Grimm's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Brüder Grimm'}[21].
  • Brothers Grimm's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].
  • Brothers Grimm's writing language is recorded as German[23].
  • Brothers Grimm's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[24].

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[25]

  • Country: DE[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1859[27]

  • Genre(s): fairy tale[28]

  • Community tags: clean me up, fairy tale, has german audiobooks[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a0be83cd-c958-4734-a3c2-db35607ac178[30]

Body

Industry

Brothers Grimm's field of work was linguistics[5].

Why It Matters

Brothers Grimm draws 7,799 Wikipedia views per month (brother_duo category, ranking #1 of 7).[4] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to it include Hansel and Gretel[33], a literary work[34]; Rumplestiltskin[35], a literary work[36], founded in 1900[37]; Snow White[38], a literary work[39]; Grimms' fairy tales[40], a literary work[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1806[43], written by Jacob Grimm[44]; Rapunzel[45], a literary work[46]; and Town Musicians of Bremen[47], a literary work[48].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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