I guess, it's the common question our hearts would asked someone we love and didn't appreciated that love in return.... was this true to all...? I just wanna know. ^_^
It's when you got... rejected I guess..? So painful.....
I just want you to see... the beautiful side of me...and of the WORLD we live in. :)
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Grimm Brother's Biography
The life of Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm were born in Ganau, Germany. Jacob was born on the 4th of
January 1785 and Wilhelm - on the 24th of February 1786. From early youth, until
their death, the brothers were very close friends, always complementing each other.
Their father, Philipp Wilhelm Grimm (1752 - 1796), was a lawyer. After his passing,
the Brothers Grimm were able to finish their education only thanks to the
generosity of their aunt. The Brothers Grimm showed their brilliant abilities while
they were still young. After a graduation at the Kassel School, the Grimms
continued their education at Marburg University, with the firm intention to become
lawyers, following the example of their father. They listened to lectures at the Law
School, studied legal science, but their natural inclinations led them in a completely
different direction - the study of German and foreign literature. In 1803 the famous
romantic Ludwig Tieck issued his "Minnelieder aus der schwabischen Vorzeit". In
the preface he strongly urged to study the native cultural heritage. Under his
influence, soon after graduating, Brothers Grimm decided to inspect the
manuscripts with ancient German literature and continued their research in this
area until the end of their life.
In 1805 Jacob Grimm went to Paris to do scientific work. The Borthers,
accustomed to always live and work together found their parting difficult and
decided never to be separated again.
Between 1805 - 1809 Jakob Grimm was a librarian to Jerome Bonaparte in
Vilhelmsheg. After the war with France, Jakob Grimm received a task from the
Elector of Kassel - to go to Paris and return to Kassel Library manuscripts which
were stolen from the French.
In 1815, together with a representative of Kassel, Jacob Grimm was sent to the
Congress of Vienna. He looked down upon a prosperous political career - all
business matters were an obstacle to his scientific pursuits. Jacob left the service
in 1816, refusing a proposed professorship in Bonn, along with a high salary, and
became librarian in Kassel, where his brother worked since 1814. The Grimm
Brothers kept their humble position, devoting themselves to their research. In 1825
Wilhelm Grimm married, but the brothers still continued to live and work together.
In 1829 there was an opening for the director's position at the Library
of Kaseel. The position should have been awarded by Jacob Grimm, but
another person, one without any merit, was
preferred. Brothers Grimm felt so outraged by this injustice that left.
Of course,
they did not stay without a job - their scientific works were already
too well-known.
In 1830 Jacob Grimm was invited to Göttingen, became a professor of
German
literature and a senior librarian in the Göttingen University. Wilhelm
received a
junior librarians position in 1831 and was awarded the title of
supernumerary, and
later in 1835 - a full-time professor. There the brothers worked with a
group of
progressive scholars, especially Germany's science luminaries. But their
stay in
Göttingen was short .
The new King of Hanover, who came to the throne in 1837, decided to remove the
constitution granted to Hanover by his predecessor with a single scratch. Of
course, discontent swept through the country, but only seven scholars had enough
courage to openly protest. The Brothers Grimm were among these seven brave
men. King Ernst August immediately responded to this protest with the dismissal of
the seven professors and drove away those who were not born in Hanover. Within
three days the Brothers Grimm had to leave town and temporarily settled in Kassel.
Public opinion in Germany supported the famous scientists: a petition in
favor if the
Grimms was opened and the two most famous publishers in Germany (Reymer
and Girtsel) offered to publish a German dictionary compiled on a broad
scientific
basis. Brothers Grimm accepted this suggestion without hesitation and
after quite
a long preparation they started to work. But they did not have to stay
in Kassel for
long - their friends helped them. Their new patron was Crown Prince
Frederick Wilhelm of Prussia. When in 1840 he came to the throne, the
Brothers Grimm were called in Berlin immediately. They were elected to
the Berlin Academy
of Sciences, and as academics have been granted the right to read
lectures at
Berlin University. Soon after Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm began to read
lectures at
the university and lived in Berlin until their death. William died on
the 16th of December 1859 and Jacob followed him on on the 20th of
September 1863.
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