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Charles Jacob (other)
Charles Jacob may refer to: * Charles Donald Jacob (1838–1898), American politician who served as mayor of Louisville, Kentucky and United States Minister to Colombia *Charles Jacob (stockbroker) (1921–2015), British stockbroker *Charles Jacob (geologist) Charles Jacob (1878-1962) was a French geologist. He served as the president of the French National Centre for Scientific Research from 1940 to 1944 under Vichy France. Early life Charles Jacob was born in 1878. Career Jacob was a geologist. He ... (1878–1962), French geologist and president of the French National Centre for Scientific Research from 1940 to 1944 See also * Charles Jacobs (other) {{hndis, Jacob, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Donald Jacob
Charles Donald Jacob (June 1, 1838 – December 25, 1898) was an American politician who served four terms as mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, two consecutively in 1873-78, then later in 1882-84 and 1888-90. He also served as the U.S. minister to Colombia in 1885–1886. He was a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. In Mayor Jacob's third term, he oversaw the opening of the Southern Exposition. Perhaps Jacob's most lasting contribution was his fourth-term establishment in 1889 of a large park in Louisville, today called Iroquois Park, which was landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted. Early life Charles Donald Jacob was born on June 1, 1838, in Louisville, Kentucky to John J. and Lucy Donald (née Robertson) Jacob. His mother was the granddaughter of Commodore Richard Taylor (colonel), Richard Taylor of American Revolutionary War fame. His father was John J. Jacob (Kentucky businessman), John J. Jacob, the financier and philanthropist who was Louisville's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Jacob (stockbroker)
Charles William Jacob (24 January 1921 – 1 June 2015) was a stockbroker in the City of London who was a pioneer and promoter of ethical investment.Charles Jacob, ethical investor - obituary. '''', 25 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015. Jacob was born into poverty in , north London, and became a Methodist at a young age. After working his way up from office boy, he became a stockbroker specialising in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Jacob (geologist)
Charles Jacob (1878-1962) was a French geologist. He served as the president of the French National Centre for Scientific Research from 1940 to 1944 under Vichy France. Early life Charles Jacob was born in 1878. Career Jacob was a geologist. He became a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1931. Jacob served as the president of the French National Centre for Scientific Research from 1940 to 1944. He encouraged research in nutrition, energy and medicine to ease the impact on daily life by the German occupation. Jacob was dismissive of democracy and the left-wing Popular Front. He was also critical of judaism and freemasons. He once described Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ... as "a staunch socialist who went through hard times". Death Jacob die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |