Jacobi
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Abraham, 1830–1919, U.S. pediatrician, born in Germany.
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Karl Gustav Jakob 1804–51, German mathematician.
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Mary Corinna (Putnam), 1842–1906, U.S. physician (wife of Abraham Jacobi).
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Sir Derek ( George ). born 1938, British actor
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Karl Gustav Jacob (karl ˈɡʊstaf ˈjaːkɔp). 1804–51, German mathematician. Independently of N. H. Abel, he discovered elliptic functions (1829). He also made important contributions to the study of determinants and differential equations
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“Even a child could clear a dinner table,” said Goldberg, who is also chief scientist at Ambi Robotics and Jacobi Robotics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
Zhao adapted the book in partnership with O'Farrell, and the film also stars Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn and Jacobi Jupe as Hamnet.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
I spotted Jacobi sitting quietly among his friends, hands clasped in his lap.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
Since our rule is that the driver controls the audio, I had queued up “I, Claudius” read by Derek Jacobi on Audible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
Jacobi would start saying, “So, like we all walk—Yeah, we all walk out at the same—” and then he’d stop, count something out on his fingers, and then nod, only to himself.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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