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Dorothea Viehmann (November 8, 1755 – November 17, 1816) was a German storyteller. Her stories were an important source for the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Most of Dorothea Viehmann's tales were published in the second volume of Grimms' Fairy Tales.
Dec 18, 2014 · Born Katharina Dorothea Pierson (1755- 1815), Dorothea Viehmann, was the daughter of Johann Friedrich Isaac Pierson a tavern owner and as she grew up she was exposed to and learned lots of stories, folk tales, legends and myths from her fathers guests.
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Dorothea Viehmann contributed over 40 stories to the most famous collection of fairytales in existence. The idea that she was a poor woman with a humble background has since been debunked as a marketing strategy by the Brothers Grimm.
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Sep 24, 2019 · The person who contributed the most to the Grimms’ collection was Dorothea Pierson Viehmann, whose father owned a popular inn near Kassel. She shared the many tales that travelers had told to...
Dorothea Viehmann was the daughter of an innkeeper at a country crossroads. She married a tailor at age twenty-two, bearing him seven children; three died young. When she met the Grimms, at almost sixty years old, Viehmann had five living daughters and hungry grandchildren.
Jun 27, 2010 · This roadhouse restaurant and Hütt brewery was once run by Dorothea Viehmann, who also fed fairy tales to the Brothers Grimm.
Oct 3, 2023 · Dorothea Viehmann Did you know that manny of the Grimm Brothers' best-known fairy tales were shared with them by various women they and their sister met and interviewed? Arthur Rackham, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
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