Christian Jacob

French historian
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Christian Jacob

Summary

Christian Jacob is a human[1]. He was born on August 3, 1955[2]. He worked as a historian[3] and translator[4].

Key Facts

  • Christian Jacob was born on August 3, 1955[2].
  • Christian Jacob held citizenship in France[5].
  • Christian Jacob's professions included historian[3].
  • Christian Jacob's professions included translator[4].
  • Christian Jacob's field of work was history[6].
  • Christian Jacob's field of work was cartography[7].
  • Christian Jacob's field of work was geography[8].
  • Christian Jacob's field of work was Hellenistic period[9].
  • Christian Jacob's field of work was classical antiquity[10].
  • Christian Jacob's field of work was historical geography[11].
  • Christian Jacob held the position of Director of Research at CNRS[12].
  • Among Christian Jacob's employers was National Center for Scientific Research[13].
  • Christian Jacob was educated at École Normale Supérieure[14].
  • Christian Jacob's doctoral advisor was Pierre Vidal-Naquet[15].
  • Christian Jacob is recorded as male[16].
  • Christian Jacob's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Christian Jacob supervised Aurélien Berra as a doctoral student[18].
  • Christian Jacob supervised Marc Jahjah as a doctoral student[19].
  • Christian Jacob's family name is recorded as Jacob[20].
  • Christian Jacob's given name is recorded as Christian[21].
  • Christian Jacob's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[22].
  • Christian Jacob's name in native language is recorded as Christian Jacob[23].
  • Christian Jacob's assessment is recorded as agrégation of classics[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Christian Jacob was born on August 3, 1955[2].

Education

Christian Jacob's education included a stint at École Normale Supérieure[14]. His doctoral advisor was Pierre Vidal-Naquet[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3] and translator[4]. Fields of work include history[6]; cartography[7], a branch of science[25]; geography[8], an academic discipline[26]; Hellenistic period[9], a historical period[27]; classical antiquity[10], a historical period[28]; and historical geography[11], a branch of geography[29]. Christian Jacob was employed by National Center for Scientific Research[13]. He held the position of Director of Research at CNRS[12]. Doctoral students include Aurélien Berra[18], a researcher[30], b. 1950[31] and Marc Jahjah[19].

FAQs

What did Christian Jacob do for work?

Christian Jacob worked as historian[3] and translator[4].

Where did Christian Jacob go to school?

Christian Jacob was educated at École Normale Supérieure[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . archicubes.ens.fr. archicubes.ens.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . radiofrance.fr. radiofrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . SUDOC. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Academia.edu. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Symac · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student Aurélien Berra, Marc Jahjah
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  2. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1955-08-03T00:00:00Z
    National library of israel j9u id 987007304918705171
    Sex or gender male
    Nacsis-cat author id DA08543021
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