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The Brothers Grimm (die Bruder Grimm or die Gebruder Grimm), Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the 19th century. They were among the best-known storytellers of folk tales, and popularized stories such as "e;Cinderella"e; ("e;Aschenputtel"e;), "e;The Frog Prince"e; ("e;Der Froschkonig"e;), "e;The Goose-Girl"e; ("e;Die Gansemagd"e;), "e;Hansel and Gretel"e; ("e;Hansel und Gretel"e;), "e;Rapunzel"e;, "e;Rumpelstiltskin"e; ("e;Rumpelstilzchen"e;),"e;Sleeping Beauty"e; ("e;Dornroschen"e;), and "e;Snow White"e; ("e;Schneewittchen"e;). Their first collection of folk tales, Children's and Household Tales (Kinder- und Hausmarchen), was published in 1812.