Seven years at the university
In the years 1829 to 1837, the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm taught at the famous university. Apart from their teaching and their work as librarians, the two brothers completed a large number important publications in Göttingen, for instance two additional volumes of their “German Grammar”, “Reinhart (Reineke) Fuchs” and “German Mythology” as well as the third edition of “Grimm’s Children and Household Tales”.
As two of the “Göttinger Seven”, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm went down in history. In 1837, the Brothers Grimm, along with five other professors at the University of Göttingen, protested against King Ernst August I of Hanover, who had abolished the liberal constitution of 1833. As a result of their protest, all seven professors were dismissed from their university positions. Jacob Grimm, along with two others, was even banished from the Kingdom of Hanover.
Their time in Göttingen is honoured by a commemorative plaque in Goetheallee No. 6 and the St. Paul's Church with its historical library hall. Furthermore, every year in February the Göttingen Puppet theatre Days are held, performing acts from renowned German stages. They let the puppets dance in storybook productions for young and old.
