George Andrew Jacob
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The Reverend George Andrew Jacob DD
(16 December 1807 – 7 May 1896) was an English clergyman and schoolmaster and author of many books about education and Christianity.
Jacob was born at Exmouth
, Devon
, on 16 December 1807, where his father the Reverend Stephen Long Jacob was incumbent. His mother was Susanna, daughter of the Reverend James Bond of Ashford, Kent, England. His younger brother General John Jacob
was an Indian Army Officer who created Jacob's Horse and was accorded almost mythical status in Sind Province. Jacob was headmaster of Bromsgrove Grammar School (1832–1842), a principal of the Collegiate School
in Sheffield (1843–1853) and headmaster of Christ's Hospital, then in the city of London, from 1853 until his resignation from that post in 1868. In 1846 he became a member of the College of Preceptors, then a relatively new institution, President of the same 1853–1856 and Dean thereof 1859–1873. In his career he published many educational and religious books. He died at Teignmouth, Devon, on 7 May 1896.
Jacob's great-grandson Alaric Jacob
, the journalist and author, refers to him and his brother in his autobiographical novel Scenes from a Bourgeois Life.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
(16 December 1807 – 7 May 1896) was an English clergyman and schoolmaster and author of many books about education and Christianity.
Jacob was born at Exmouth
Exmouth
Exmouth is a town in Devon. It may also refer to:Places*Exmouth Peninsula in Southern Chile*Exmouth, Western AustraliaPeople*Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth , a British naval officerShips...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, on 16 December 1807, where his father the Reverend Stephen Long Jacob was incumbent. His mother was Susanna, daughter of the Reverend James Bond of Ashford, Kent, England. His younger brother General John Jacob
John Jacob (soldier)
Brigadier-General John Jacob CB was an officer of the British East India Company who served in colonial India for the major portion of his career...
was an Indian Army Officer who created Jacob's Horse and was accorded almost mythical status in Sind Province. Jacob was headmaster of Bromsgrove Grammar School (1832–1842), a principal of the Collegiate School
Sheffield Collegiate School
Sheffield Collegiate School began in 1836 in new buildings on the corner of Ecclesall Road and Collegiate Crescent...
in Sheffield (1843–1853) and headmaster of Christ's Hospital, then in the city of London, from 1853 until his resignation from that post in 1868. In 1846 he became a member of the College of Preceptors, then a relatively new institution, President of the same 1853–1856 and Dean thereof 1859–1873. In his career he published many educational and religious books. He died at Teignmouth, Devon, on 7 May 1896.
Jacob's great-grandson Alaric Jacob
Alaric Jacob
Harold Alaric Jacob was an English writer and journalist. He was Reuters correspondent in Washington in the 1930s, and a war correspondent during World War II in North Africa, Burma and Moscow.-Early life:...
, the journalist and author, refers to him and his brother in his autobiographical novel Scenes from a Bourgeois Life.