Édouard Jacobs (born 1851 in Halle,

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; died 1925Edouard Jacobs (1851-1925 ; violoncelliste)
at gallica.bnf.fr) was a Belgian cellist. He was a pupil of Joseph Servais (a son of Adrien-François Servais), at the Brussels Conservatory. He played in the

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court orchestra for some years. In 1885 he succeeded his teacher as cello professor at the Brussels Conservatory. He also played viol da gamba in concerts of early music. Among his pupils was Fernand Quinet.

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1851 births 1925 deaths Belgian classical cellists 19th-century Belgian musicians 19th-century Belgian male musicians 20th-century Belgian male musicians Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels 20th-century cellists {{cellist-stub