The Brothers Grimm By maba8b8 Jan 4, 1785 Jakob Grimm was born Feb 24, 1786 Wilhelm Grimm was born 1798 Both brothers attend a school in Kassel 1803 The brothers veer away from studying law 1805 Jakob goes to Paris to do scientific work 1809 Jakob receives a task from the Elector of Kassel 1814 Wilhelm begins work as a librarian in Kassel 1815 Jakob is sent to the Congress of Vienna 1816 Jakob leaves his position and joins his brother 1825 Wilhelm gets married 1829 Both brothers leave the Library of Kassel 1830 Jakob becomes a professor at Göttengen University 1831 Wilhelm receives a junior librarian position 1835 Wilhelm becomes a full time professor 1837 Both brothers protest the new king of Hanover 1840 Both brothers were elected to the Berlin Academy of Sciences and granted the right to lecture at Berlin University Dec 16, 1859 Wilhelm dies Sep 20, 1863 Jakob dies