Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm. He was born in Hanau, Germany and in 1803 he started studying law at the University of Marburg, one year after his brother Jacob did the same. In 1825 Wilhelm married Henriette Dorothea Wild, also known as "Dortchen". Wikipedia
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