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Feb-22-24
 | | jnpope: He is in the group photograph for Ostend 1907 given in <Wiener Schachzeitung>, v10 n8/9, August/September 1907, p253. The key gives his name as "Jacob". I'm willing to bet that his name was Friedrich Gustav Jacob; probably named so in honor of Friedrich Gustav Jacob Henle (heck, I was named after Jacques Cousteau). He was probably a student from Straßburg when he played in Munich 1900, and later moved to Mühlhausen. There is probably enough speculative information for <Tabanus> to take another swing at this. |
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Feb-22-24
| | jnpope: Regardless of what <Tabanus> finds, it seems clear that the abbreviation "Fr." stands for Friedrich. Where did Franz come from? Was this just carry-over from the Franz Jacob given in Gaige (who was born in 1908)? |
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Feb-23-24
| | jnpope: <Wiener Schachzeitung>, v10 n8/9, August/September 1907, p250, gives:
"Friedr. Jacob" |
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Feb-23-24
| | jnpope: Searched for:
Name: Friedrich G. Jacob
Lived in: Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France, 1890
Lived in: Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France, 1907
Which returned "Friedrich Gottlob Jacob" in <Haut Rhin, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1504-1922>, but I cannot access the record to see if the date works.
There are also a large number of men named Friedrich Jacob who died in the first World War. |
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| Feb-23-24 | | quadrant: Ranneforths Schach-Kalender 1918, 1920 and 1925:
Jakob, Friedrich, Mulhausen i. E., Gutenbergstr 22. |
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Feb-23-24
| | jnpope: Thanks!
It would appear that he lived through the first World War, and lived at 22 Gutenberg Straße, Mühlhausen. |
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Feb-24-24
 | | Tabanus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3... (see map), it seems Mulhausen i. E. must mean "Mulhausen im Elsass" = Mulhouse, France (after 1918). https://www.google.com/search?sca_e... https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!..., my no. 1 guess now. |
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Feb-24-24
| | Tabanus: 22 Rue Gutenberg in Mulhouse, France is about 1 km away from Cercle D'Echecs Mulhouse Philidor, if that counts :) |
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Feb-24-24
| | jnpope: <mifralu: <jnpope: Searched for: Name: Friedrich G. Jacob> Friedrich <Georg> Ja<k>ob Geburtsdatum: 14 déc. 1875 (14 Dez 1875)
Geburtsort: Mülhausen, France (Frankreich)> Anything tying him to 22 Gutenberg Straße or living in Straßburg before Mühlhausen? |
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Feb-24-24
| | jnpope: The index to <Deutsches Wochenschach und Berliner Schachzeitung>, v23, 1907, p472:
"Jakob, Friedrich (Straßburg i. E.)"
It looks like he was living in Straßburg until 1907 and then moved to Mühlhausen by the time of 16th DSB Congress, Duesseldorf (1908). |
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Feb-24-24
| | jnpope: <quadrant: Ranneforths Schach-Kalender 1918, 1920 and 1925: Jakob, Friedrich, Mulhausen i. E., Gutenbergstr 22.> He also shows up in <Ranneforths Schach-Kalender>, 1914, p67:
"Jakob, Friedrich. Mülhausen i. E., Gutenbergstr, 22."
But he doesn't seem to be in the 1913 volume. |
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Feb-25-24
| | Tabanus: From Bistro:
mifralu: < Friedrich Jakob
Residence: Mulhouse
Study: Law
Date of matriculation: Oct. 26, 1898
Address: Fischerstaden 17
1899/1900 new address: Schluthfeldweg 35
1901/02 new address: Nikolausstaden 22
1902/03 new address: Magdalenengasse 20
1903/04 new address: Hauptstr. (Rupr.)
1904/05 Schiffgäßchen 3
1905/06 Nikolausring 39
no longer mentioned 1907/08 >
https://scd-sfx.u-strasbg.fr/sfx_te... Amtliches Verzeichnis des Personals und der Studenten der Kaiser-Wilhelms-Universität Strassburg für das Winter-Halbjahr 1898/99. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b... |
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Feb-25-24
| | Tabanus: Neue Mülhauser Zeitung has some "Friedrich Jakob"'s, but all seems to an older man who died in 1907. https://www.retronews.fr/search#all... |
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Feb-25-24
| | jnpope: <Tabanus: Neue Mülhauser Zeitung has some "Friedrich Jakob"'s, but all seems to an older man who died in 1907.> I suspect that older Friedrich Jakob was his father. When our Jakob entered the Ostend 1907 tournament he was given as "Friedr. Jakob-Straßburg" (in <Deutsches Wochenschach und Berliner Schachzeitung>, v23 n21, 26 May 1907, p182. Jakob withdrew on June 14th due to a family matter:
<Deutsches Wochenschach und Berliner Schachzeitung>, v23 n25, 23 May 1907, p214:
"14. Juni, 22, Rde: ... Jakob war vor Beginn der Runde zurückgetreten." <Deutsches Wochenschach und Berliner Schachzeitung>, v23 n26, 30 May 1907, p223:
"Jakob, der durch eine Erkrankung in seiner Familie vorzeitig nach Hause berufen wurde und daher nicht zu Ende spielen konnte, muß hier unberücksichtigt bleiben" And it would appear he moved back home to Mülhausen as that is his listed residence in August 1908, <Der sechzehnte Kongreß des Deutschen Schachbundes, zu Düsseldorf 1908>, Potsdam 1908, p17:
"Jakob-Mülhausen i. E." |
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Feb-25-24
| | jnpope: I was able to do a check of father-son <Friedrich Jakob>s and Friedrich <Georg> Jakob (born 1875) does turn up as the son of Friedrich Jakob (died June 1907). I still cannot do a deeper dive without paying for "premium access" to the European records, but I've updated the bio with the birthdate and middle name found by <mifralu>. I suspect a date of death will turn up at some point. |
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Feb-25-24
| | jnpope: I'm still curious about how he got invited to 12th DSB Congress, Munich (1900). The <British Chess Magazine>, v20 n9, September 1900, p365, states:
"All these are well known as having participated in previous important contests, with the exception of M. Billicard and Herr Jacob, who, however, had already made their mark in France and Germany." I couldn't find any mention of him in <Deutsche Schachzeitung> or <Wiener Schachzeitung> prior to 1900. I wonder if any mention of Jacob/Jakob shows up in <Deutsches Wochenschach und Berliner Schachzeitung> prior to 1900? If he made his "mark" in Germany some mention of his achievements should have made it into the press prior to 1900. |
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Feb-25-24
| | Tabanus: It says the older Friedrich Jakob "imperial police sergeant" died "last night" = 12 June. The younger did not play on 14 June. Schluthfeldweg 35, etc. seems to be in Strasbourg. |
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Feb-25-24
| | jnpope: <Schluthfeldweg 35, etc. seems to be in Strasbourg.> As do Nikolaus-staden, Magdalenengasse, Hauptstraße, and Nikolaus Ring (Esplanade) are all in Strasbourg. I couldn't find Schiffgäßchen. Perhaps it was renamed. |
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Feb-25-24
| | jnpope: But at this point I think <La Stratégie> was just confused when saying his name was a "pseudonyme". I think we've established that he was a real person. Other than finding a date of death (and how he got invited to Munich 1900!) I think this little mystery is solved. |
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Feb-29-24
| | Tabanus: <jnpope> Your persistence bore fruit. |
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Mar-01-24
| | jnpope: A little. We would be better off if you had access to all of your resources! When are you leaving your tropical paradise and returning to the frozen tundra of civilization?! |
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Mar-01-24
| | Tabanus: In 5 weeks. But I'll have less time there than here. |
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Mar-01-24
| | jnpope: Less time but more resources. A fair trade. ;-) |
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Mar-08-24
| | jnpope: I wonder if User: dernier loup de T could dig up more being he's from Mulhouse according to his bio. |
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Mar-08-24
| | jnpope: I dropped off a comment in his last post F Laigle vs P Michaels, 1845 to see if he could possibly help. I'm not sure if he reads/writes English, but I think my French (much like my Spanish) is still somewhat passable. |
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