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Brothers Grimm
Jacob (right) and Wilhelm Grimm, oil portrait by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, 1855; in the National-Galerie, Berlin.
In 1805, Jacob Grimm traveled to Paris to conduct research on legal manuscripts dating back to the Middle Ages. He made this journey while accompanying his mentor, Friedrich Karl von Savigny, who was a cofounder of the historical school of jurisprudence and a significant influence on the brothers' scholarly methodology.1