Wilhelm Jacoby

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Wilhelm Jacoby (born March 8, 1855 in Mainz , † February 20, 1925 in Wiesbaden ) was a German comedian.

Life

Jacoby was born on March 8, 1855 as the son of the head of the institute and later publisher FA Jacoby in Mainz. He first worked in the book trade, began an apprenticeship as a bookseller, which he broke off, and then became editor of the Lower Silesian Gazette in Glogau .

In 1878 he returned to Mainz and took over the editing of the Mainzer Tagblatt . Jacoby worked as a carnivalist in Mainz , was a member of the Mainz Carnival Association and from 1884 to 1889 also its president. In the MCV, he met Carl Laufs . In the years that followed, they wrote a series of carnival texts and plays together. This collaboration also resulted in Jacoby's most famous piece, Pension Schöller , which premiered in Berlin in 1890. In addition, he wrote numerous taunts, antics and opera texts.

In 1892 Jacoby inherited his father's bookstore in Wiesbaden and settled there as a freelance writer.

He found his final resting place in the Südfriedhof in Wiesbaden. His son, Georg Jacoby , was a well-known writer and director.

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SURNAME Jacoby, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German comedian
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1925
Place of death Wiesbaden