Background
Michael was born on May 4, 1933, in Hamburg, Germany. Arrived in England, 1939. Son of Joseph and Martha (Feist) Jacobsen.
Michael was born on May 4, 1933, in Hamburg, Germany. Arrived in England, 1939. Son of Joseph and Martha (Feist) Jacobsen.
Bachelor of Science, University London, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1976. Professor(honorary), University Cologne, Germany, 2000.
Head of statistics Institute Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, 1968—1988, head research, 1988—1989, deputy director, 1978—1989. Visiting scientist DRDS, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1992—1995. Deputy director research Institute Occupational Medicine, University Cologne, 1995—2000. Retired, 2000.
Honorary senior lecturer department community medicine University Edinburgh, 1986—1992. Chief technical advisor International Labor Organization/United Nations Development Programme Project for Government of India, 1990—1992. Examiner Faculty Occupational Medicine, London, 1980—1983. Expert witness on respiratory diseases of coal miners High Court Justice, London, 1997.
Fellow: Royal Statistical Society (certified). Member: International Epidemiological Association.
Married Fay Winifred Davidson, March 9, 1956. Children: Sharon, Yola, David, Jonathan.