Walter Jacob

American Reform rabbi (1930–2024)
Person human Q2544910
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Walter Jacob

Summary

Walter Jacob is a human[1]. His place of birth was Augsburg[2]. He was born on +1930-03-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Pittsburgh[4]. He died on +2024-10-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a rabbi[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Walter Jacob was born in Augsburg[2].
  • Walter Jacob died in Pittsburgh[4].
  • Walter Jacob was born on +1930-03-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Walter Jacob died on +2024-10-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Walter Jacob held citizenship in United States[8].
  • English was Walter Jacob's native language[9].
  • Walter Jacob's professions included rabbi[6].
  • Walter Jacob's field of work was interfaith dialogue[10].
  • Walter Jacob's field of work was Halakha[11].
  • Walter Jacob's field of work was Rabbinate[12].
  • Walter Jacob's education included a stint at Drury University[13].
  • Walter Jacob was educated at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion – Cincinnati[14].
  • Walter Jacob received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15].
  • Walter Jacob received the Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[16].
  • Walter Jacob was a member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts[17].
  • Walter Jacob's religion is recorded as Judaism[18].
  • Walter Jacob is recorded as male[19].
  • Walter Jacob's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Walter Jacob's movement is recorded as Reform Judaism[21].
  • Walter Jacob's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110234191[22].
  • Walter Jacob's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29577860[23].
  • Walter Jacob's GND ID is recorded as 128756810[24].
  • Walter Jacob's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83213671[25].
  • Walter Jacob's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12182788x[26].
  • Walter Jacob's IdRef ID is recorded as 06891430X[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Walter Jacob's place of birth was Augsburg[2]. He was born on +1930-03-13T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at Drury University[13], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1873[30], headquartered in Springfield[31] and Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion – Cincinnati[14], a seminary[32], in United States[33], founded in 1875[34].

Career and Affiliations

Walter Jacob worked as a rabbi[6]. Fields of work include interfaith dialogue[10]; Halakha[11], a religious law[35]; and Rabbinate[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15], a grade of an order[36], in Germany[37] and Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[16], a grade of an order[38].

Personal Life

Walter Jacob's religion is recorded as Judaism[18].

Death and Burial

Walter Jacob died on +2024-10-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Pittsburgh[4].

Why It Matters

Walter Jacob ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Walter Jacob born?

Walter Jacob was born in Augsburg[2].

Where did Walter Jacob die?

Walter Jacob died in Pittsburgh[4].

What did Walter Jacob do for work?

Walter Jacob worked as rabbi[6].

Where did Walter Jacob go to school?

Walter Jacob was educated at Drury University[13] and Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion – Cincinnati[14].

What awards did Walter Jacob receive?

Honors received include Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[15] and Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved . jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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