Q. Brothers Grimm is known for collecting folklore such as Cinderella and Rapunzel. What is correct about them?
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German lexicographers
Notes: Brothers Grimm, who was known for collecting and publishing the folklore of Cinderella, Rapunzel, The Frog Prince, Beauty and the Beast, etc, were German lexicographers. The Brothers Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (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", "The Frog Prince", "The Goose-Girl", "Hansel and Gretel", "Rapunzel", "Beauty and the Beast", "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats", "The Three Little Pigs", "Rumpelstiltskin", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Snow White". Their classic collection, Children's and Household Tales was published in two volumes.
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