Herbert Howard Jacobs

Background

Jacobs, Herbert Howard was born on March 23, 1923 in Freeport, New York, United States. Son of Murray and Anna (Deutsch) Jacobs.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 1944. Master of Science in Engineering, Columbia University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1955.

Career

Associate Dunlap & Associates, Inc. (now Reflectone Corporation, Tampa, Florida), New York City, 1949-1953. Vice president Dunlap & Associates, Inc.

(now Reflectone), Stamford, Connecticut, 1956-1962. Assistant professor Columbia University, New York City, 1953-1956. Vice president Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, 1962-1972.

President April House, Inc., Lenexa, Kansas, 1972-1977. Owner Jacobs Company, La Jolla, California, since 1977, The Ancient Mariner, San Diego, Coronado and La Jolla, since 1996, Tycoon, San Diego, 1998—1999, Jupiter LLC, 1999—2001. Consultant Surgeon General United States, Bethesda, Maryland, 1956-1963.

Director American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, 1982-1999, AG.Com, Cleveland, 1999-1905, board directors. Visiting professor Waseda University, Tokyo, 1958.

Achievements

• Herbert Howard Jacobs has been listed as a noteworthy Investor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board trustees University Kansas City, 1965-1972. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, landing craft group commander, PTO. Fellow Operations Research Society of America (founder, Lanchester prize 1956). Member Institute Management Science (founding), Joint Engineering Societies (accreditation committee 1966-1972), Midwest Research Institute (trustee, executive committee), United States Ship LCI National Association.

Connections

Married Blanche Goldman, January 26, 1947. Children: Lynne, Janis, Neil, Nancy.

Father:

Murray Jacobs

Mother:

Anna (Deutsch) Jacobs

Spouse:

Blanche Goldman

child:

Lynne Jacobs

child:

Neil Jacobs

child:

Janis Jacobs

child:

Nancy Jacobs