Editing Jacob Grimm (section)

===Librarianship===
In 1808, soon after the death of his mother, he was appointed superintendent of the private library of [[Jérôme Bonaparte]], King of [[Kingdom of Westphalia|Westphalia]], into which [[Electorate of Hesse|Hesse-Kassel]] had been incorporated by [[Napoleon]]. Grimm was appointed an auditor to the state council, while retaining his superintendent post. His salary rose to 4000 francs and his official duties were nominal. In 1813, after the expulsion of Bonaparte and the reinstatement of an elector, Grimm was appointed Secretary of Legation accompanying the Hessian minister to the headquarters of the allied army. In 1814, he was sent to Paris to demand restitution of books taken by the French, and he attended the [[Congress of Vienna]] as Secretary of Legation in 1814–1815. Upon his return from Vienna, he was sent to Paris again to secure book restitutions. Meanwhile, Wilhelm had obtained a job at the [[Universitätsbibliothek Kassel|Kassel library]], and Jacob was made second librarian under Volkel in 1816. Upon the death of Volkel in 1828, the brothers both expected promotion, and they were dissatisfied when the role of the first librarian was given to Rommel, the keeper of the archives. Consequently, they moved the following year to the [[University of Göttingen]], where Jacob was appointed professor and librarian, and Wilhelm under-librarian. Jacob Grimm lectured on legal antiquities, [[historical linguistics|historical grammar]], [[literary history]], and [[diplomatics]], explained Old German poems, and commented on the ''[[Germania (book)|Germania]]'' of [[Tacitus]].<ref name=EB1911/>