About Valery Jacobi
Lived 1834 – 1902 (aged 67). Valery Jacobi was a Russian painter and art educator.
Valery Ivanovich Jacobi (; – 13 May 1902) was a Russian painter. He was the older brother of Pavel Jacobi (1842–1913), a notable revolutionary and ethnographer.
Biography Valery Jacobi was born to a family of an estate owner and started his education in the Kazan University, but broke off studying to enlist in the Imperial Russian Army, during the Crimean War. In 1856, after retirement from the Army, he decided to abandon his University studies and pursue an artistic career instead. Jacobi died in Nice in 1902; he is interred into the Caucade Cemetery.
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Who was Valery Jacobi?
Russian artist (1834-1902)
When was Valery Jacobi born?
Valery Jacobi was born on 15 May 1834 in Kazan Governorate.
When did Valery Jacobi die?
Valery Jacobi died on 13 May 1902 in Nice.
What was Valery Jacobi's occupation?
Valery Jacobi was a painter and art educator.
What nationality was Valery Jacobi?
Valery Jacobi was Russian.
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