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Jacoby (surname)
Jacoby (, ) is a surname. People with the surname Jacoby * Arnold Jacoby (1913–2002), Norwegian writer and translator * Brook Jacoby (born 1959), American baseball player * Charles H. Jacoby Jr. (born 1954), United States Army general * Dave Jacoby (powerlifter), American powerlifter * David Jacoby (politician) (born 1956), American politician * Don Jacoby (1920–1992), American trumpeter and teacher * Dustin Jacoby (born 1988), American martial artist * Erich Jacoby (1885–1941), Estonian architect * Felix Jacoby (1876–1959), German classicist and philologist * Georg Jacoby (1883–1964), German film director and screenwriter, son of Wilhelm Jacoby * Hans Jacoby (1904–1963), German screenwriter * Hans Jacoby (art director) (1898–1967), German set designer * Hansjörg Jacoby, German curler * Harold Jacoby (1865–1932), American astronomer * Heinrich Jacoby (1889–1964), German educator * James Jacoby (1933–1991), American bridge player (as Jim) and writer, son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Jacoby
Victor Arnold Rosenblad Jacoby (September 10, 1913 – January 15, 2002) was a Norwegian writer and translator. He produced a large volume of juvenile literature for boys, comics, crime fiction, and biographies, and he worked as a translator of children's and young adult fiction from English into Norwegian. Personal life and family Jacoby was born and grew up in Brooklyn, where his aunt, her husband and two children also lived. His parents had emigrated to America, but the family moved back to Larvik when Jacoby's grandfather Georg Jacoby died and his nursery on ''Dronningensgate'' (Queen Street) stood empty without someone to take care of it. While still a young man, Jacoby moved to Oslo, where he made a living writing and producing advertising and illustrations. During the Second World War he moved to Ula, and later back to Larvik. In 1961, he bought an 800-year-old house in Andora, Italy, where he spent extensive time and worked. He was the father of Marianne Rosenblad Jacob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Jacoby
Jean Lucien Nicolas Jacoby (March 26, 1891 – September 9, 1936) was a Luxembourg artist. He won Olympic gold medals in the Olympic art competitions of 1924 and 1928, making him the most successful Olympic artist ever. Life After spending his youth in Molsheim in Alsace, Jean Jacoby studied art at the ''École des Beaux-Arts'' in Strasbourg. He was then a teacher of drawing from 1912 to 1918 at the Lewin-Funcke school in Berlin, then worked in Wiesbaden, before taking over the art department of a printing firm in Strasbourg. He became internationally known when in 1923 he won the French ''Concours de l'Auto'' with his drawing ''Hurdle runner'', beating 4,000 other entrants. Jacoby often depicted sports in his works, also designing Luxembourg postage stamps for the 1952 Summer Olympics. He himself was featured on a Luxembourg postage stamp in 2016. From 1926 to 1934 he worked as an illustrator and artistic director for two newspapers of the Ullstein-Verlag, the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oren Jacoby
Oren Jacoby is a director and producer of documentary films including; ''Shadowman (2017 film), Shadowman (2017),'' ''My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes'' (2014), ''Lafayette: The Lost Hero''(2010), ''Constantine's Sword (film), Constantine's Sword'' (2008), ''Sister Rose's Passion'' (2005), ''The Shakespeare Sessions'' (2003), ''Stage on Screen: The Topdog Diaries'' (2002), ''The Beatles Revolution'' (2000), and ''Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself'' (1998). His stage adaptation of Ralph Ellison's ''Invisible Man (novel), Invisible Man'' premiered in 2012 at the Court Theater in Chicago, starring Teagle Bougere. Life and career Jacoby was educated at Brown University and Yale University. He has been an independent filmmaker since 1992, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 2005 for ''Sister Rose's Passion'', which also won Best Documentary Short Film at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. He has written, directed, and produced award-winning films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil H
Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neil in the context of a surname as meaning "champion". Origins The Gaelic name was adopted by the Vikings and taken to Iceland as ''Njáll'' (see Nigel). From Iceland it went via Norway, Denmark, and Normandy to England. The name also entered Northern England and Yorkshire directly from Ireland, and from Norwegian settlers. ''Neal'' or ''Neall'' is the Middle English form of ''Nigel''. As a first name, during the Middle Ages, the Gaelic name of Irish origins was popular in Ireland and later Scotland. During the 20th century ''Neil'' began to be used in Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Jacoby
Max Jacoby (born November 25, 1977) is a Luxembourgian film director and screenwriter. Biography Max Jacoby studied at the London Film School (formerly London International Film School) where he graduated in 2001 with his short film ''Babysitting''. In 2003 he made a short film called ''The Lodge'', with Eve Best in the lead role. His next film, ''Butterflies'', was adapted from a short story by English author Ian McEwan and won, among others, the Prix UIP for 'Best European Short Film' at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival. ''Butterflies'' was also nominated for the 2005 European Film Awards. In 2009 his first feature film ''Dust Dust is made of fine particles of solid matter. On Earth, it generally consists of particles in the atmosphere that come from various sources such as soil lifted by wind (an aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and pollution. Dust in ho ...'' was released. Filmography Bibliography *p. 190, Muller, Marco. (2005). The Ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieson Jacoby
Mathieson Harry Jacoby (1 July 1869 – 3 April 1915) was an Australian politician who twice represented the seat of Swan in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, from 1901 to 1905 and then again from 1908 to 1911. He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1905. Outside politics Jacoby was a noted viticulturist, one of the pioneers of the West Australian wine industry. Early life and business career Jacoby was born in Adelaide to Hannah (née Mathieson) and Daniel Jacoby.Black, David, and Bolton, Geoffrey (1990). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: Volume One (1870–1930)'', p. 105. The Jacoby family moved from to Western Australia in 1891, and Mathieson Jacoby (who had worked for the Telegraph Department in South Australia) initially gained work in Perth as an agent for Adelaide firms. In 1893, assisted by their father, he and his two brothers (Frederick and Ted) bought a vineyard in the Perth Hills, abutting the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Jacoby
Martin Jacoby (12 April 1842, Altona – 24 December 1907, London) was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, especially Chrysomelidae (formerly known as Phytophaga). He was also a musician who played in the orchestra of the Royal Italian Opera in London, and later became a violin tutor. Selected works *1880–1892. Insecta. Coleoptera. Phytophaga (part). Volume VI, Part 1 (Supp.) of ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'' *1885–1894 Insecta. Coleoptera. Phytophaga (part). Volume VI, Part 2 of ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'' *1899. Descriptions of the new species of phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Dr. Dohrn in Sumatra.''Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung'' 60: 259–313, 1 pl. *1903. Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Sagridae.in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum''. Fascicule 14A. P. Wytsman, Brussels, pp. 1–11 1 pl. *1904. Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Sagridae. in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum''. Fascicule 14B. P. Wytsman, Brussels, pp. 13–14. *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Jacoby
Mark Jacoby (born May 21, 1947) is an American musical theatre performer. He has achieved fame from his leading roles on Broadway theatre, Broadway in ''Show Boat'', ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'' and ''Ragtime (musical), Ragtime'', among others. He has also performed widely in national tours, regional theatre and Off-Broadway. Career On Broadway, Jacoby appeared in the revival of ''Sweet Charity'' from 1986 to 1987. He portrayed the Phantom in ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'' from 1991 to 1993. Jacoby later appeared in the revivals of ''Grand Hotel (musical), Grand Hotel, Show Boat'', ''Man of La Mancha'', and ''Sweeney Todd (musical), Sweeney Todd.'' For his role in ''Show Boat'', he was nominated for a Tony Award in 1994. Jacoby acted in the original productions of ''Elf: The Musical'' and ''Ragtime (musical), Ragtime'' and portrayed Wizard of Oz (character), Wizard of Oz in the touring production of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia Jacoby
Lydia Alice Jacoby (born February 29, 2004) is an American professional swimmer. She was the first Alaskan to qualify for an Olympic Games in swimming, competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, where she won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:04.95, which was the fastest time ever achieved by a female American swimmer in the event in the 17–18 age group. Later in the year, she was the overall highest scoring female American competitor at the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup. In 2022, she became the fastest female American swimmer in history in the 100-yard breaststroke for the 17–18 age group with a national age group record time of 57.54 seconds. In 2023, she further lowered the record to a time of 57.45 seconds, then 57.29 seconds, and set a national age group record of 2:04.32 for the girls 17–18 age group in the 200-yard breaststroke. She formerly was a songwriter, lead vocalist, and double bass player for the Snow River String B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Jacoby (singer)
Louis Arnold Jacoby (born September 6, 1942) is a Norwegian singer and writer from Larvik. Jacoby grew up in Larvik's Torstrand district but has lived in Ula for many years. He is the son of the writer Arnold Jacoby (1913–2002). Jacoby has won the Prøysen Award and the Herman Wildenvey Poetry Award, and he was named " Beer Dog of the Year" ( no, Årets Ølhund) by the Norwegian Brewery Association in 1990. His best-known song "Hverdag" (Everyday) has been named one of Norway's national songs. Jacoby won the summer song competition held by the '' Nitimen'' program in 1995 (together with Lars Martin Myhre) for the song "En sommer er aldri over" (A Summer Is Never Over). Jacoby has published ''Den store ølviseboka'' (The Big Book of Beer Songs) and released several albums, including ''Hverdag'' (Everyday) and ''Noen & ingen'' (Some & None). From 1994 to 1999 he was essentially the in-house poet for the TVNorge's talk show '' Wesenstund''. For several weeks he held a place on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lex Jacoby
Alex 'Lex' Jacoby (28 February 1930 – 20 November 2015) was a Luxembourgian writer. He wrote novels, poems, plays and newspaper articles. He was born in Junglinster. His early works were written in the French language, Later Jacoby dedicated himself to writing exclusively in German. Before pursuing writing full-time, Jacoby was a teacher in Clervaux Clervaux (; lb, Clierf or (locally) ; german: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red .... Works * ''Die Sehnsucht des Schamanen'' (1952) * ''Der Fremde'' (1954) * ''Le Pavot Blanc'' (1963) * ''Luxemburg'' (1963) * ''Der Grenzstein'' (1963) * ''Nachts gehen die Fische an Land'' (1980) * ''Das Logbuch der Arche'' (1988) * ''Der fromme Staub der Feldwege'' (1990) * ''Spanien heiter bis wolkig'' (1994) * ''Wasserzeichen'' (1995) * ''Remis in der Provence'' (2000) * ''Wie n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Jacoby
Johann Jacoby (1 May 1805 – 6 March 1877) was a Left-wing German-Jewish politician. Biography The son of a Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) merchant, Gerson Jacoby, and his wife, Lea Jonas, Jacoby studied medicine at the Albertina University of Königsberg and in 1830 started practicing in his native city, but soon became involved in political activities in a liberal interest, which involved him in prosecutions and made him well known throughout Germany. His first published brochures called for Emancipation of the Jews. Unlike some other contemporary writers on that subject, he vehemently held that granting equal right to Jews was not a special favor, but their natural right as human beings. In later writings he called for reform of the medical services in Prussia, attacked the judicial system which he considered oppressive as well as the state censorship, and upheld "The Right of the Prussian People for a Constitution". These writings got him prosecuted on charges of Lèse maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
