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Was Jacob Grimm the oldest sibling in his family?

  • Yes

  • No

  • He was the middle child

  • There were only two siblings

Answer

Yes, Jacob Grimm was the oldest sibling in his family. He was born in 1785 in Hanau, Germany, and his brother Wilhelm was born in 1786. The two brothers were very close, and they shared a love of literature and folklore. They began collecting folktales when they were young, and they eventually published their collection of stories, Grimms' Fairy Tales, in 1812.
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