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Hanau

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hanau , city (1994 pop. 89,160), Hesse, central Germany, on the Main and Kinzig rivers. It is an important rail and road junction and is a center of the German jewelry industry. Other manufactures include rubber goods and precious metal works. Hanau was chartered in 1303 and in the 16th cent. accepted refugees from the Low Countries who contributed significantly to the city's economic growth. Hanau passed to Hesse-Kassel in 1736, and with it to Prussia in 1866. The philologists Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm and the composer Paul Hindemith were born in Hanau. The town has been rebuilt with historical... Read more
Grimm Brothers
...Grimm Jakob Grimm Born: January 4, 1785 Hanau, Germany Died: September 20, 1863 Berlin...author Wilhelm Grimm Born: February 24, 1786 Hanau, Germany Died: December 16, 1859 Berlin...Karl Grimm was born on January 4, 1785, in Hanau, Germany. His brother, Wilhelm Karl Grimm... Read more
Jacob (Ludwig Carl) and Wilhelm (Carl) Grimm
known as the Brothers Grimm (born Jan. 4, 1785, Hanau, Hesse-Kassel—died Sept. 20, 1863, Berlin) (born Feb. 24, 1786, Hanau—died Dec. 16, 1859, Berlin) German folklorists and philologists. They spent most of their lives in literary research... Read more

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