A C Jacobs
Scottish poet
About A C Jacobs
Lived 1937 – 1994 (aged 56).
A C Jacobs (Arthur C. Jacobs) was a Scottish poet, born in Glasgow in 1937, he died in Madrid in 1994.
Jacobs was Jewish, wrote in Yiddish and English, and was a gifted translator of Hebrew.
Jacobs grew up in a traditional Jewish family who were immigrants from Lithuania. He variously used his un-Jewish name Arthur, his adopted Hebrew name, Chaim, signing himself as Arthur C. and A. C. Jacobs.
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Who was A C Jacobs?
Scottish poet
When was A C Jacobs born?
A C Jacobs was born on 30 May 1937 in Glasgow.
When did A C Jacobs die?
A C Jacobs died on 17 March 1994 in Madrid.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). A C Jacobs. https://biography.guide/a-c-jacobs/
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