Max Jakob

Summary

Max Jakob is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Ludwigshafen^[2]. He was born on July 20, 1879^[3]. He passed away in Chicago^[4]. He died on January 4, 1955^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Max Jakob was born in Ludwigshafen^[2].
• Max Jakob died in Chicago^[4].
• Max Jakob was born on July 20, 1879^[3].
• Max Jakob died on January 4, 1955^[5].
• Max Jakob held citizenship in Germany^[9].
• Max Jakob worked as a physicist^[6].
• Max Jakob's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Max Jakob's field of work was heat transfer^[10].
• Among Max Jakob's employers was Illinois Institute of Technology^[11].
• Max Jakob was employed by Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt^[12].
• Among Max Jakob's employers was Armour Institute^[13].
• Among Max Jakob's employers was IIT Research Institute^[14].
• Max Jakob's education included a stint at Technical University of Munich^[15].
• Max Jakob received the Guthrie Lecture^[16].
• Max Jakob was a member of VDI – The Association of German Engineers^[17].
• Max Jakob is recorded as male^[18].
• Max Jakob's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Max Jakob supervised Yang Shiming as a doctoral student^[20].
• Max Jakob supervised Kwang-Tzu Yang as a doctoral student^[21].
• Max Jakob's archives at is recorded as Illinois Institute of Technology^[22].
• Max Jakob's archives at is recorded as Archive of the Deutsches Museum^[23].
• Max Jakob's family name is recorded as Jakob^[24].
• Max Jakob's given name is recorded as Max^[25].
• Max Jakob's described at URL is recorded as https://findingaids.library.iit.edu/agents/people/195^[26].
• Max Jakob's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German^[27].

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Origins and Family

Max Jakob was born in Ludwigshafen^[2]. He was born on July 20, 1879^[3].

Education

Max Jakob was educated at Technical University of Munich^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Max Jakob's field of work was heat transfer^[10]. Employers include Illinois Institute of Technology^[11], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1940^[30], headquartered in Chicago^[31]; Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt^[12], a research institute^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1887^[34], headquartered in Brunswick^[35]; Armour Institute^[13], an educational institution^[36], in United States^[37]; and IIT Research Institute^[14], a business^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1936^[40], headquartered in Chicago^[41]. Doctoral students include Yang Shiming^[20], a writer^[42], 1925–2017^[43], of People's Republic of China^[44] and Kwang-Tzu Yang^[21], a thermodynamicist^[45], 1928–2020^[46], of United States^[47], awarded the Max Jakob Memorial Award^[48].

Recognition

Max Jakob received the Guthrie Lecture^[16].

Death and Burial

Max Jakob died on January 4, 1955^[5]. He passed away in Chicago^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Max Jakob include Jakob number^[49].

Why It Matters

Max Jakob ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Entities named for him include Jakob number^[49].

FAQs

Where was Max Jakob born?

Max Jakob was born in Ludwigshafen^[2].

Where did Max Jakob die?

Max Jakob passed away in Chicago^[4].

What did Max Jakob do for work?

Max Jakob worked as physicist^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Max Jakob go to school?

Max Jakob was educated at Technical University of Munich^[15].

What awards did Max Jakob receive?

Honors received include Guthrie Lecture^[16].