Jacob Neumann

Jacob Neumann (13 July 1772 – 25 January 1848) was a Norwegian bishop.

Personal life He was born in Strømsø as a son of Hans Neumann (1745–1789) and Annechen Johanne Blom (1754–1773), and a grandson of Jakob Hansen Neumann. He was also a first cousin of Gustav Peter Blom and Gustava Kielland and a second cousin of Christian Blom.

In February 1800 in Copenhagen, he married pharmacist's daughter Justine Marie Agnete Bruun (1780–1838). They had the grandchildren Henrik, Jakob and Emanuel Mohn and Kristofer Janson. In 1819 he became dean of Drammen in 1819. In 1822 he was promoted to bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin. He was a member of Det nyttige Selskab in Bergen, and was a co-founder of Bergens Sparebank in 1823 and Bergen Museum in 1825. He also served as deputy representative to Parliament in 1824.

He was decorated with the Order of the Dannebrog in 1811 and the Order of the Polar Star in 1815. He died in January 1848 in Bergen.