Dorothea Grimm | |
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 1808 portrait of Dorothea by her son Ludwig | |
| Born | Dorothea Zimmer November 20, 1755 |
| Died | May 27, 1808 (aged 52) Kassel, Hesse, Germany |
| Resting place | Altstädter Cemetery, Kassel |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 9, including Jacob, Wilhelm, and Ludwig |
| Relatives | Ludwig Hassenpflug (son-in-law) |
Dorothea Grimm (née Zimmer; November 20, 1755 – May 27, 1808)[1] was the mother to the "Brothers Grimm" Jacob and Wilhelm, and seven other children, including Ludwig Emil Grimm and Charlotte Amalie Grimm.[2]
- ^ Grimm, Jacob (1883). Teutonic Mythology. W. Swan Sonnenschein & Allen. pp. xlviii.
- ^ Stoll, Adolf (1908). Dorothea Grimm, die Mutter der Brüder Grimm: zu ihrem Andenken an ihrem 100jähr. Todestag 1808, 27 Mai, 1908 (in German). Gebr. Gotthelft in Komm.