History of Grimm’s “Hansel and Gretel” Brief biography of the Grimm brothers The Grimm brothers refer to Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm and Wilhelm Carl Grimm. Jacob Ludwig was born on January 4 1785 while Wilhelm Carl was born on February 24 1786. These brothers were born in Hanau, Hesse-Kassel (now Germany). According to Özünel (2011, 60), the two brothers and their families spent their early years in Hanau town before moving to Steinau. Their parents were Mr. Phillipp Wilhelm Grimm, and their mother was Dorothea Grimm. The Grimm brothers were born in a family of nine siblings. According to Özünel (2011, p. 60), their siblings included Friedrich Hermann Georg Grimm (1783-1784), Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm (1785-1863), Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859), Carl Friedrich Grimm (1787-1852), Ferdinand Philipp Grimm (1788-1844), Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790-1863), Friedrich Grimm (1791-1792), Charlotte (Lotte) Amalie Hassenpflug, neé Grimm (1793-1833), and Georg Eduard Grimm (1794-1795). Their father was a lawyer by profession. However, Jacob Ludwig did not have a wide experience with his father since he passed on when Jacob was only 11. The two brothers were academics giants of Germany in their era. They carried out many cultural researches, thus being honored as cultural gurus in Germany. Out of their expansive contribution in folktales, they were severally honored as linguists. Their linguistic work is still read across the world. Both Jacob and Wilhelm are also great contributors in lexicography and are honored as lexicographers. Their published folktales made them prominent authors of books. Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm are among the best renowned story tellers in Germany. Their folktales are in German for example folktales like, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Snow white, The Frog prince, and Rapunzel among others. Smith (2013,105) asserts that, when their father, Mr. Philip Wilhelm died, he left the family in social poverty. The two boys would later follow his example and be enrolled to study law at the University of Marburg. Jacob Ludwig enrolled at Marburg in 1802 while Wilhelm Carl enrolled in the same university in 1803. After two years, Jacob was in a position to go away from the university under the stewardship of one of his tutors to study medieval official documents. In 1806, the brothers would be impressed and influenced by the folk collections of Clemens Brentano and Archim von Arnim among others. They would then begin to collect German folk tales. It was out of the inspiration of Friedrich von Savigny who was a judge and a lover of the past at the University of Marburg that the two brothers got attracted to Germanic lessons together with philology. Due to their commitment and interest in the field of Philology, the Grimm brothers are regarded as pioneers of philology in Germany. Their publications and research in German folktales have spurred a lot of interest from various quotas hence promoting national allegiance and loyalty in many Germans. Jacob and Wilhelm spent their whole lives collecting folktales, editing, and publishing it. Later on, Wilhelm would fall so sick that he would be completely decapitated for several years. During these years, Wilhelm would not continue collecting folks. Hence, his career w