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Max Jacob

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Also 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 was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic who lived from 1876 to 1944 and made significant contributions to early modern French literature and art. He is remembered as an influential figure in avant-garde circles, known for his innovative work across multiple artistic disciplines during a transformative period in European culture.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1876
Died
1944
Works
173

Top works

  • Ne coupez pas Mademoiselle, ou, Les erreurs des P.T.T.
  • Les œuvres burlesques et mystiques de frère Matorel mort au couvent
  • Max Jacob, poète et romancier
  • Le siège de Jérusalem
  • Quatre problèmes à resoudre

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Norway
Active from
1980-07-04
composerepicepic musicorchestralsoundtracktrailer

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
104
Total plays
288

Tags

poetryfrench

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. A power primer.

    · 1992 · cited 41,123x

  2. SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python

    · 2020 · cited 34,730x

  3. A Coefficient of Agreement for Nominal Scales

    · 1960 · cited 31,237x

  4. SPAdes: A New Genome Assembly Algorithm and Its Applications to Single-Cell Sequencing

    · 2012 · cited 24,111x

  5. A smooth particle mesh Ewald method

    · 1995 · cited 21,199x

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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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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
start of work period
1898-00-00
pseudonym
Léon David
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Article

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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