Background
Jacobs, Norman Gabriel was born on February 28, 1924 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Beatrice (Esserman) Jacobs.
Jacobs, Norman Gabriel was born on February 28, 1924 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Beatrice (Esserman) Jacobs.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1943; AM, Harvard University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1951.
Sociologist natural resources section, Supreme Command Allies Pacific, Tokyo, 1945-1946;
lecturer, Taiwan Normal U., 1955-1957;
researcher, American U., 1957-1959;
community development adviser, Agency for International Development, Shiraz, Iran, 1959-1961;
from assistant professor to professor sociology, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1962-1965;
professor sociology and Asian studies, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1965-1990;
professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1990;
Adjunct Professor East Asian studies, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, since 1990. Fulbright professor, Thailand, 1965-1966. Senior research scholar Korean Institute.Buddhist Studies, 1975.
Exchange professor Keio U., Tokyo, 1968-1969.
With Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Indian Sociological Society (life), Association Asian Studies, Pali Text Society Theravada Buddhist, International Society for Japanese Philately, Dai NipponSoc. of The Netherlands.
Married Margaret Alice Ayres, August 20, 1956. Children: Laurie, Charles.