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Philipp Wilhelm Grimm (died 1796) was a German lawyer and father to the Brothers Grimm and seven other children, including Ludwig Emil Grimm and Charlotte Amalie Grimm. He was husband of Dorothea Grimm. [1]

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References

  1. Zipes, Jack (1988). The Brothers Grimm: from enchanted forests to the modern world. New York: Routledge. pp. 2–3. ISBN   978-0-415-90081-2.