German author and anthropologist Wilhelm Grimm was born #OTD in 1786.
Jacob's and Wilhelm's work culminated in the book Kinder-und Hausmärchen, the first volume of which was published in 1812. A second volume followed in 1815. The collection would later come to be known as Grimms' Fairy Tales, with famous stories that include Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, The Golden Goose, Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella.
