The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm is a collection of the 211 Children's and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmärchen) by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, first published on 20 December 1812. The Brothers Grimm ( die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm), Jacob Ludwig Karl (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Carl (1786-1859), were German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together collected and published folklore during the 19th century. They were among the first and best-known collectors of German and European folk tales, and popularized traditional oral tale types such as Cinderella ( Aschenputtel), The Frog Prince ( Der Froschkönig), The Goose-Girl ( Die Gänsemagd), Hansel and Gretel ( Hänsel und Gretel), Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin ( Rumpelstilzchen), Sleeping Beauty ( Dornröschen), and Snow White ( Schneewittchen). Their classic collection, Children's and Household Tales ( Kinder- und Hausmärchen), was published in two volumes - the first in 1812 and the second in 1815.
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