Dorothea Grimm

Dorothea Grimm (née Zimmer; November 20, 1755 – May 27, 1808) was the mother to the "Brothers Grimm" Jacob and Wilhelm, and seven other children, including Ludwig Emil Grimm and Charlotte Amalie Grimm.

Dorothea Grimm
1808 portrait of Dorothea by her son Ludwig
Born
Dorothea Zimmer

November 20, 1755
DiedMay 27, 1808(1808-05-27) (aged 52)
Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Resting placeAltstädter Cemetery, Kassel
NationalityGerman
Spouse
Philipp Grimm
(m. 1783)
Children9, including Jacob, Wilhelm, and Ludwig
RelativesLudwig Hassenpflug (son-in-law)
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