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Max Jacob
Sign in to saveAlso known as C. Max Jacob, Cyprien-Max Jacob, Max Alexandre, Max Cyprien Jacob, Morven, Cyprien Max Jacob, Cyprien Max Jakob, Léon David (ps.)
French poet, painter, writer and critic (1876-1944)
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Max Jacob (1876–1944) was a French poet and writer whose career began in 1898. He also worked under the pseudonyms Morven le Gaëlique and Léon David. His literary output includes works such as *Ne coupez pas Mademoiselle, ou, Les erreurs des P.T.T.*, *Les œuvres burlesques et mystiques de frère Matorel mort au couvent*, *Le siège de Jérusalem*, and *Quatre problèmes à resoudre*.
In addition to his writing, Jacob is associated with music genres including composer, epic, epic music, orchestral, and soundtrack. He is linked to Norway and is identified as a male person. His body of work comprises 173 titles, and he has been referenced by 667 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1876-07-12 ) 12 July 1876, Quimper, Finistère , Brittany, France
- Died
- 5 March 1944 (1944-03-05) (aged 67), Drancy Deportation Camp , France
- Pen name
- Léon David, Morven le Gaëlique
- Literary movement
- School of Paris
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Quimper
- Place of death
- Drancy concentration camp
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Educated at
- Paris Law Faculty
- Languages spoken
- Catalan
- Native language
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Award
- mort pour la France
- Field of work
- translation
- Movement
- cubism
- Image
- Jacob, Max (1876-1944) - 1934 - Foto Carl van Vechten, Library of Congress.jpg
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- Max Jacob
- Commons category
- Max Jacob
- date of birth
- 1876-07-12
- date of death
- 1944-03-05
- name in native language
- Max Jacob
- birth name
- Max Jacob Alexandre
- place of burial
- Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
- cause of death
- bronchopneumonia
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1898-00-00
- pseudonym
- Léon David
- described by source
- Literary Encyclopedia 1929—1939
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Max Jacob, by Modigliani, 1916 Max Jacob ( French: [maks ʒakɔb]; 12 July 1876 – 5 March 1944) was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic.
Pablo Picasso, 1921, Three Musicians, oil on canvas, 200.7 × 222.9 cm, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest; the figure on the right (holding the sheet music) represents Max Jacob.
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