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40 matches to Jacob
Bateau-Lavoir. 1900. Paris birthplace of cubism (Picasso, Braque) and modern poetry (Jacob, Apollinaire, Orlan). Desmoiselles d’Avignon.
Benjamin. Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel. Led 1 of 10 Lost Tribes.
Bernoulli, Jacob. 1654-1705. Swiss mathematician. Probability. B Numbers.
Berzelius, Jacob. 1779-1848. Swedish chemist, created symbolic notation 1808. Atomic Weights, 1818. Silicon 1823.
Burckhardt, Jacob. 1818-97. Swiss cultural historian. Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy 1860.
Campbell, John. 1678-1743. Scottish general. Suppressed Jacobite revolt 1715.
Culloden, Battle. 1746. Ended Jacobite Rebellion.
Dan. Jacob and Bilhah’s son. Founded one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
Danton, Georges. 1759-94. French Cordelier, Jacobin. Girondin leader 1792-3. Defeated foreign interveners. Executed by Robespierre.
Dinah. Jacob and Leah’s daughter. Raped by Hivite, Shechem.
Epstein, Jacob. 1880-1959. US/British portrait sculptor.
Esau. Son of Isaac, twin brother of Jacob.
Grimm, Wilhelm. 1786-1859, Jacob 1785-1863. German writers of fairy tales 1812, founders of the German philology.
Israelites. -930BC. Descendants of Jacob. 930BC- Inhabitants of N Palestine vs Judah. Jews who are not Cohens or Levites.
Jacob. Old Testament. 3rd patriarch of 12 tribes of Israel. Grandson of Abraham. Son of Isaac. God changed name to Israel.
Jacobean Architecture. 1600-1625. English Tudor style refined, restrained and harmonized. U and H plans. Jones.
Jacobins. 1789-94. Robespierre-led radical democratic French Revolutionary group. In power 1793-4. -“Holy League against the enemies of liberty”.
Jacobites. 1688-1753. Supporters of exiled James II and Stuart line after Glorious Revolution. 1715 “Old Pretender” James fails to claim British throne. 1745-6. Bonnie Prince Charlie unable to reclaim throne of England/Scotland. Stuart supporters aided rebels in Scotland and Ireland. Culloden Moor.
Jordaens, Jacob. 1593-1678. Flemish painter. Boisterous scenes of peasant life. Allegory 1625.
Judah. Son of Jacob. Led 1 of 12 Tribes of Israel to Judah.
Killiecrankie, Battle. 1689. Jacobites massacre Royalists.
Levi. Old Testament 3rd son of Jacob.
Louis-Philippe. 1773-1850. French King 1830-48. 1790 Jacobin liberal who became absolutist monarch. Supported by bourgeoisie, defeated by workers in Revolt.
MacDonald, Flora. 1722-90. Scottish Jacobite. Aided Prince Charles after Culloden defeat.
Maerlant, Jacob van. 1225-91. Flemish didactic poet. Spiegel Historiael 1282-91.