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Jak and Daxter Jak and Daxter is a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2 that is named after its own protagonists. So far, five games starring the two unlikely heroes have been released, with Jak the primary playable character in all of them with the exception of the game "Daxter" for the PSP (in which Jak made a cameo).
Jaka Železnikar Jaka Železnikar (1971 - ) is first Slovene poet who (from 1997 on) created larger corpus of language works using the possibilities of the internet medium. Works are mostly bilingual (Slovene and English) and further the traditions of visual/concrete, combinatory, generative and interactive poetry.
Jaka's Story Jaka's Story is a graphic novel written and drawn by Dave Sim, with background art by Gerhard. The fifth book in the Cerebus the Aardvark series, it is regarded by many as the series' highpoint and a classic of the medium, thanks to its subtle characterisation, expert pacing and innovative use of the comic-book medium.
Jakaltek language The Jakaltek language (also called PoptĂ­) is a Mayan language of Guatemala spoken by around 90,000 Jakaltek people in the department of Huehuetenango and the adjoining part of Chiapas in southern Mexico. The name PoptĂ­ for the language is used by the Academia de las Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala and the Guatemalan Congress.
Jakaltek people The Jakaltek people are a Mayan people of Guatemala. They have lived in the foothills of the Cuchumatanes Mountains in the Department of Huehuetenango in northwestern Guatemala since pre-Columbian times, centered around the town of Jacaltenango.
Jakarta Declaration The Jakarta Declaration is a declaration signed at the World Health Organisation's 1997 Jakarta Conference. The declaration reiterated the importance of the agreements made in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, and added emphasis to certain aspects of public health promotion in the 21st century.
Jakarta International Film Festival The Jakarta International Film Festival is the major film festival of Indonesia held every year in the capital, Jakarta every December since 1998. The eighth festival began on the December 8 2006 with Babel (2006 film), a film starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.
Jakarta Kota Station Jakarta Kota Train Station (Indonesian: Stasiun Jakarta Kota), better known as Stasiun Beos (Beos Station), is an old train station in Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The station was appointed as a historical and cultural landmark in 1993.
Jakarta Monorail The Jakarta Monorail is a monorail system currently under construction in Jakarta, Indonesia. Two lines are being built: the Green line is a loop line serving Semanggi-Casablanca-Kuningan-Sudirman-Karet-Semanggi and the Blue line serving Kampung Melayu-Casablanca-Karet-Tanah Abang-Roxy-Mall Taman Anggrek.
Jakarta Old Town Jakarta Old Town (Kota Tua Jakarta), also known as Old Jakarta, and Old Batavia (Oud Batavia), is a small area in Jakarta, Indonesia. This special region spans over 130 ha of both North Jakarta and West Jakarta.
Jakarta Project The Jakarta Project creates and maintains open source software for the Java platform. It operates as an umbrella project under the auspices of the Apache Software Foundation, and all of Jakarta products are released under the Apache License.
Jakarta riots of May 1998 Jakarta Riots of May 1998 were riots that occurred in several parts of Indonesia, notably Jakarta and Surakarta during May 1998. The riots were triggered by economic problems like food shortages and mass unemployment in Indonesia.
Jakaya Kikwete President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born October 7 1950) is a Tanzanian politician and current President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Kikwete was born in Msoga, Bagamoyo District, Tanzania or as it was then known, Tanganyika.
Jake (band) Jake was a Christian pop band formed the early 2000s in Alberta, Canada. The band consisted of brothers Toby Penner (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion), Marty Penner (bass, keyboards, vocals), and Josh Penner (guitar, vocals).
Jake and Dinos Chapman Jake Chapman (born 1966) and Dinos Chapman (born 1962) are brothers and English artists who work almost exclusively in collaboration with each other. Their father was a British art teacher and their mother an orthodox Greek Cypriot.
Jake brake The Jake Brake or Jacob Brake is a particular brand of engine brake manufactured and sold by Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. While the term Jake Brake technically only describes Jake Brake brand engine brakes, it has become a genericized trademark and is often used to refer to engine brakes or compression release engine brakes in general, especially on large vehicles or heavy equipment.
Jake Baker Jake Baker (born March 1974;On March 11, 1995, the Ann Arbor News said Baker was 20; on March 16 it said he was 21. given name Abraham Jacob Alkhabaz) was a student at the University of Michigan College for Literature, Science, and Arts.
Jake Brahm Jake Joseph Brahm (born 1986) is an American musician, blogger and grocery store clerk. He attained notoriety when a post he made on the 4chan imageboard was interpreted as a terrorist threat by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jake Burns and the Big Wheel Jake Burns and the Big Wheel were a band put together by former Stiff Little Fingers vocalist Jake Burns in 1982. The band consisted of Jake, Steve Grantley on drums, Sean Martin on bass guitar, and Pete Saunders on keyboards.
Jake Butcher Jacob Franklin "Jake" Butcher (born 1936 in Union County, Tennessee) was an American banker. Born in the Dotson's Creek section of Union County, Tennessee, Butcher's father was a general store manager and bank president.
Jake Cinninger Jacob Alan Cinninger (born December 16, 1975) is an American musician, one of two lead guitarists for Chicago-based jamband Umphrey's McGee. His style is a fusion of speed and soul, and resembles artists as varied as Eddie Van Halen to Jeff Beck.
Jake Cinninger (album) Jake Cinninger is the self-titled, all instrumental solo album from the lead guitarist of progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. The album was released in 2001 on Monkey Fuzz Records and features Cinninger on every instrument for almost all of the albums tracks.
Jake Cooper Jake Cooper (1916 – 1990) was an American Communist. He was active in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 led by the Communist League of America and later became a member of the Socialist Workers Party and as a leading member of the SWP he was imprisoned under the Smith Act together with many other SWP leaders for opposing the US involvement in the Second World War.
Jake Cuenca Juan Carlos Cuenca popularly known as Jake Cuenca (born December 30, 1987, San Jose, California) is a Filipino print and commercial model and a television and film actor who rose to prominence via his stint as one of the young stars in the youth-oriented show Click. He was a contract star of GMA Network but jumped to ABS-CBN after his contract with GMA-7 expired.
Jake Daubert Jacob Ellsworth Daubert (April 7 1884 - October 9 1924) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn SuperbasThe team also went by the nicknames Dodgers and Robins during Daubert's time with Brooklyn. and Cincinnati Reds.
Jake Dunlap Jake Dunlap was a football player for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League from 1949 to 1950, when he played 22 regular season and 3 playoff games. Dunlap is, perhaps, best remembered for blocking a kick that led to the only touchdown in the 38th Grey Cup game, popularly known as the Mud Bowl.
Jake Eberts Jake Eberts (born July 10, 1941) is a movie producer, executive and financier. Known for risk-taking and producing a consistently high caliber of movies including such award-winning titles as Chariots of Fire (1981, uncredited ), Gandhi (1982), Dances with Wolves (1990), and the successful animated feature Chicken Run (2000).
Jake Forbes Vernor "Jake" Forbes (Born - July 4 1897 in Toronto, Ontario - Died - December 30, 1985),, was a Canadian Professional Hockey Goaltender who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Patricks, Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans and Philadelphia Quakers.
Jake Ford Newton Jake Ford (born October 1, 1972) was an Independent candidate in the 2006 race for the US House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district against Republican candidate Mark White and Democratic candidate Steve Cohen. He is the younger brother of the 9th's former congressman, Harold Ford, Jr.
Jake Gibbs Jake Gibbs (born November 7, 1938 in Grenada, Mississippi), is a former professional baseball player who played for the New York Yankees as a platoon catcher from 1962-1971. An All-American quarterback at the University of Mississippi, Gibbs decided instead to go pro in baseball despite being drafted by the AFL Houston Oilers and NFL Cleveland Browns.
Jake Goldenflame Jake Goldenflame (born 1937) is a convicted sex offender and is the author of Overcoming Sexual Terrorism. He was charged with fondling his own daughter four times, and also admitted to having sex with teenage boys.
Jake Hancock Professor John Michael Hancock (1928-2004), known throughout the geological community as Jake, will be fondly remembered as a student of the Cretaceous, of the sedimentary and mineralogical character of the Chalk, as a world stratigrapher, as a bon viveur and an amiable, jovial, moustachioed eccentric.
Jake Holmes Jake Holmes (born December 18, 1939 in San Francisco, California) is an American folk-rock singer/songwriter of the late 1960s. Holmes is the author of the song "Dazed and Confused" which was later adopted and popularized by Led Zeppelin.
Jake Humphrey Jake Humphrey is a popular British television presenter currently best known for his work on CBBC. He is also the youngest ever presenter to host the hat-trick of BBC Sport programmes, Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score.
Jake in Progress Jake in Progress was a comedy on ABC which began in the 2004-2005 season. The main character is Jake (played by John Stamos of Full House), a New York City publicist-to-the-stars who tries to change his womanizing ways as he tries to find the woman of his dreams.
Jake Kane Jake Kane is a fictional character from The CW television series Veronica Mars, which debuted during the 2004-2005 season on UPN. He was portrayed during the series' first season by Kyle Secor, though has not appeared since.
Jake LaMotta Giacobbe La Motta (born July 10, 1921), better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull", is a former boxer who was world middleweight champion and whose life has been as controversial outside the ring as it was inside it. He was portrayed as the main character of Raging Bull by Robert De Niro.
Jake Lingle Jake Lingle (died June 9, 1930) was a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He was shot dead gangland-style at the Illinois Central train station underpass, during rush hour on June 9, 1930 as dozens of people watched.
Jake MacDonald Jake MacDonald (born 1949) is a Canadian author who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Over twenty-five years he has produced eight books of both fiction and non-fiction and several hundred stories for many of Canada’s leading publications, including the Globe and Mail, Canadian Geographic, Macleans, Cottage Life, Canadian Business, and The Walrus.
Jake Maskall Jake Maskall is a British actor who appeared in the TV soap opera EastEnders, in which he played ladies' man and bad boy Danny Moon. His character Moon entered on December 30, 2004 and was driven out of the show by gangster Johnny Allen seven months later.
Jake Meyer Jake Meyer, born 20th Jan 1984, is the youngest Briton to climb Everest (aged 21 years 4 months) and the youngest male to complete the ‘'Seven Summits'’ – the highest mountains in each of the seven continents.
Jake Moore Textile artist Jake Moore (born 1964) has worked with large scale installation and immersive environments for over 10 years exhibiting both within institutions like The Walter Phillips Gallery, The Canadian Museum for Textiles, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Ace Art Inc, and numerous site specific locations. Alongside her studio art practice, Jake performs in audio and graphic design collaboration with her partner Steve Bates as USSA.
Jake Morgendorffer Jake Morgendorffer is a fictional animated character who featured regularly in the MTV television show, Daria. Father of Daria Morgendorffer, he is a middle aged man, brown-haired, and skinny, who almost always wears an ocean blue business suit.
Jake Nevin Field House The Jake Nevin Field House is an arena-auditorium at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The arena, built in 1932, is the former home of the Villanova basketball program prior to the construction of The Pavilion in 1986.
Jake O'Donnell James Michael "Jake" O'Donnell (born January 25 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former sports official who worked as a National Basketball Association (NBA) referee for 28 seasons from 1967 to 1995, and also as an umpire in Major League Baseball for four seasons from 1968 to 1971. He is the only person to officiate All-Star games in both the major leagues and the NBA.
Jake Pitler Jacob Albert Pitler (April 22, 1894 — February 3, 1968) was an American second baseman and longtime coach in Major League Baseball. He stood 5'8" (173 cm) tall and weighed 150 pounds (68 kg) and batted and threw righthanded.
Jake Putnam Jake Putnam is a former Emmy-winning journalist who now works in public relations in Boise, Idaho. Putnam was born in Pocatello, Idaho November 22, 1956 and is a graduate of Pocatello High School and Idaho State University.
Jake Reed (American football player) Jake Reed (born 1967) is a former American Football wide receiver who played for 12 seasons between 1991 and 2002 with the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. He had four 1,000 yard seasons in his career and a career high of 85 Receptions in 1994 and was second in receiving yards in the NFL with 1320 in the 1996 season.
Jake Reed (musician) Jake Reed (born Jake Oliver Clegg-Reed, January 2nd 1986 in Cambridge, UK) is a British musician. He currently lives in London, performing drums and backing vocals as part of the rock/punk trio TAT and hardcore punk band Shoot To Kill, both London based.
Jake Riviera Jake Riviera (born Andrew Jakeman, in February 1948, in Edgware, Middlesex) founded Stiff Records in 1976, a label best known for its punk and new wave acts, including Elvis Costello, Madness, Ian Dury, and the Damned.
Jake Robel Jacob "Jake" D. Robel (28 November 1993-22 February 2000) was a six-year-old boy who died on 22 February 2000 in Kansas City when a carjacker, Kim Davis, stole the car Robel was sitting alone in while his mother was inside a nearby store.
Jake Roberts Aurelian Jake Smith, Jr. (born on May 30, 1955), better known by his ring name of Jake "The Snake" Roberts, is a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Grizzly Smith.
Jake Rosholt Jake Rosholt (born September 2, 1982) is an American amateur wrestler. Competing for Oklahoma State University, Rosholt won the 184-pound NCAA Division I wrestling title in 2003 and the 197-pound title in 2005.
Jake Scott (football player) Jacob E. Scott (born July 20, 1945 in Greenwood, South Carolina) is a former American football free safety and punt returner who played eight seasons from 1970 to 1978 for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins in the National Football League.
Jake Scott (Indianapolis Colts player) Jake Scott (born April 16, 1981 in Lewiston, Idaho) is an American football offensive guard who played college football at the University of Idaho, where he received a degree in Civil Engineering. He is currently playing for the Indianapolis Colts.
Jake Sedgemore Jake Sedgemore (born in Birmingham, October 20, 1978) is a professional footballer currently playing in the English Football Conference for Worcestershire-based club Kidderminster Harriers, where he'll stay until at least the end of the 2006/07 season.
Jake Schifino Vernon Martin Schifino (born November 15, 1979 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the NFL. Schifino was originally drafted in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.
Jake Stahl Garland "Jake" Stahl (April 13 1879 - September 18 1922) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and New York Highlanders. A graduate of the University of Illinois, he started off as a catcher before being traded to the Senators, where he moved to first base full-time, with occasional stints in the outfield.
Jake the Alligator Man Jake the Alligator Man is an alleged half-man, half-alligator on display in apparently mummified condition at Marsh's Free Museum, a tourist trap in Long Beach, Washington. He was acquired by the Marshes for $750 in 1967 from an antique store.
Jake Tsakalidis Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis (Greek: Ιάκωβος Τσακαλίδης; born June 10, 1979 in Rustavi, Georgia) is a Pontian Greek professional basketball player who currently plays for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. A 7'2", 290 lbs.
Jake Wade (baseball) Jacob Fields (Jake) Wade (April 1, 1912 - February 1, 2006) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers (1936-1938), Boston Red Sox (1939[start]), St. Louis Browns (1939[end]), Chicago White Sox, (1942-1944), New York Yankees (1946) and Washington Senators (1946).
Jake Walker Jake Walker was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Seb Castang. He was initially seen in Charnham from February to December 2003, when he was sentenced to two years in a young offenders institute after accidentally killing Fern Farmer and Robert Davenport.
Jake Wall Jake William Wall (born April 26, 1983 in Southport, Queensland) is a model and former rugby league player. He is probably best known in Australia as the winner of the Australian version of Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice.
Jake Weimer Jacob Weimer, nicknamed "Tornado Jake" (November 29, 1873 - June 19, 1928), was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1903-1905), Cincinnati Reds (1906-1908) and New York Giants (baseball) (1908). Weimer batted right handed and threw left handed.
Jake Zim Jake Zim is the Vice President of Online for Fox Atomic, the youth-market film studio. Zim oversees all aspects of the studio's online presence, including marketing, creative, original and acquired content and digital distribution.
Jaken Jaken (Japanese: 邪見, "wicked perspective") is a character in the anime and manga series InuYasha. * He is voiced by Nagashima Yuuichi in the original version and Don Brown in the English adaptation.
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks is a Children's television series, animated using Computer-generated imagery, and broadcast in the United States on PBS Kids, in Ireland on RTÉ Two, as part of The Den, in Australia on ABC2, in Ontario on TVOKids and in the UK on BBC Two.
Jaki Byard Jaki (John) Byard (June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was a jazz piano player and composer who also played trumpet and saxophones, among several other instruments. He was noteworthy for his eclectic style, incorporating everything from ragtime and stride to free jazz.
Jaki Graham Jaki Graham (born September 15 1956 in Birmingham, England) is an English singer. She originally sang in a band called Ferrari, and then went on to sing with the band Medium Wave, before becoming a backing vocalist for UB40.
Jaki Liebezeit Jaki Liebezeit (born 1939) is a drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can, who has been called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral" Jeff Norman's website.
Jakki Brambles Jakki Brambles (aka Jackie Brambles) is a British television and radio presenter and reporter. Born 1 March, 1967 in Harlow, England, was the first female presenter to get her own weekday show on the national pop network BBC Radio 1.
Jakob AljaĹľ Jakob AljaĹľ made himself a name by having mountain huts built (in Vrata valley, on Kredarica, a small tower on the summit of Triglav) and paths in the Julian Alps laid out. He was a priest, who was also a successful composer, singer and choir master is very well known among the Slovene nation.
Jakob Augustsson Jakob Augustsson (born 8 October, 1980) is a right- or left wing defender, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF in the Allsvenskan. Prior to signing for the club in 2004, he played for FC Lyn Oslo in Norway and Landskrona BoIS.
Jakob Bengel Jakob Bengel, locksmith, founded his company in 1873 in Idar-Oberstein and originally manufactured pocket watch chainswas during the Bauhaus] and [[Art Deco period that designers were looking to obtain new materials and inspiration to produce costume jewelry.
Jakob Ceporin Jakob Ceporin (1499-1525) was a Swiss humanist. Born Jakob Wiesendanger (Ceporin is a close Greek translation of the original Swiss surname -from keporĂłs, "garden-custodian," "garden-overseer") in the town of Dinhard, Ceporin was the son of a wealthy farmer.
Jakob Dylan Jakob Luke Dylan, born December 9, 1969 in New York City, is the lead singer and songwriter of the rock band The Wallflowers. He is the youngest of four children born to singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and ex-wife Sara Dylan.
Jakob Edvard Colbjørnsen Jakob Edvard Colbjørnsen was chief justice for the high court (Høyesterett) when it was located in the Danish-Norwegian capital, Copenhagen. Born in Norway, he served as the Norwegian chief justice from 1799 until his death.
Jakob Ehrlich Jacob Ehrlich (September 15, 1877, May 17, 1938), was an early Zionist and leader of the Jewish Community in Vienna, Austria. Ehrlich represented the city's 180,000 Jewish citizens in the city government before World War II, and was among those deported in the "Prominententransport" to the Nazi cencentration camp at Dachau, soon after the German army entered Vienna in March of 1938.
Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart (1742-1795) was a German botanist, a pupil of Carolus Linnaeus at Uppsala University, and later Director of the Botanical Garden of Hannover, where he produced several major botanical works between 1780-1793.
Jakob Heine Jakob (or Jacob) Heine (April 16, 1800, Lauterbach (Black Forest, Germany) – November 12, 1879, Cannstatt, Germany) was a German orthopaedist. He is most famous for his study, in 1840, into poliomyelitis, which was the first medical report on the disease, and the first time the illness was recognised as a clinical entity.
Jakob Hermann Jakob Hermann (16 July 1678 - 11 July 1733) was a mathematician who worked on problems in classical mechanics. He appears to have been the first to show that the Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector is a constant of motion for particles acted upon by an inverse-square central force.
Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt (22 July 1839 in Vana-Koiola - 13 January 1907 in St Petersburg) was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologian, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns ("Die estnischen Nomina auf -ne purum", 1886).
Jakob Kellenberger Jakob Kellenberger (born October 19, 1944 in Heiden, Switzerland) is a Swiss diplomat and the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). He studied French and Spanish literature as well as linguistics in ZĂĽrich, Tours and Granada and gained a doctorate from the University of ZĂĽrich.
Jakob Kjeldbjerg Jakob Kjeldbjerg Jensen (born 21 October 1969) is a Danish former footballer who played as a central defender. Kjeldbjerg won 14 caps and scored one goal for the Danish national team, and represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Jakob Lorber Jakob Lorber (July 22, 1800–August 24, 1864) was a Christian mystic and visionary who referred to himself as "God's scribe". He wrote that on 15 March 1840 he began hearing an 'inner voice' from the region of his heart and thereafter transcribed what it said.
Jakob Maria Mierscheid Jakob Maria Mierscheid MdB (born March 1, 1933) has been a fictitious politician in the German Bundestag since December 11 1979. He was then the alleged deputy chairman of the MittelstandsausschuĂź (Committee for Small and Medium Sized Businesses) of the Bundestag in 1981 and 1982.
Jakob Nielsen (mathematician) Jakob Nielsen (October 15, 1890 – August 3, 1959) was a Danish mathematician known for his work on automorphisms of surfaces. He was born in the village Mjels on the island of Als in North Schleswig, in modern day Denmark.
Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer (10 December 1790 – 26 April 1861) was an Austrian traveller, journalist and historical investigator, best known for his now discredited theory that the Greeks of the present day are predominantly of Albanian and Slav descent, a theory that was finally shown to be incorrect in the 1990s, using blood-type and genetic studies.
Jakob Ritter von Danner Jakob Ritter von Danner (August 7, 1865 - December 28, 1942) was a Bavarian general in the Imperial German Army and the Reichswehr. As commandant of the Munich garrison of the Reichswehr, he was a central figure in putting down the attempted Beer Hall Putsch by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in 1923.
Jakob Salomon Bartholdy Jakob Salomon Bartholdy (1779-1825) was a Prussian diplomat, born in Berlin of Jewish parentage, and educated at the University of Halle. He fought in the Austrian army against Napoleon, afterward entered the diplomatic service of Prussia, and accompanied the Allied armies to Paris in 1814, whence he was dispatched to Rome in the following year as Prussian Consul-General.
Jakob van Domselaer Jakob van Domselaer (1890-1960), a Dutch composer, was born in the town of Nijkerk on April 15, 1890. In 1912 van Domselaer traveled to Paris where he met the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), eventually becoming a part of Mondrian's artistic circle known as "De Stijl.
Jakob von UexkĂĽll Jakob Johann von UexkĂĽll (September 8, 1864 - July 25, 1944) was an Estonian (Baltic German) biologist who had important achievements in the fields of muscular physiology and the cybernetics of life. However, his most notable achievement is the notion of Umwelt, used by semiotician Thomas Sebeok.
Jakob von Uexkull Jakob von Uexkull (born 19 August 1944) is a writer, lecturer, professional philatelist and past member of the European Parliament who, in 1980, founded the Right Livelihood Awards (aka the Alternative Nobel Prize). He holds both Swedish and German citizenship.
Jakob Walter Jakob Walter (1788-1864) was a German soldier and chronicler of the Napoleonic Wars. In his later years, he wrote an account of his service in the Grande Armée, including a detailed account of his participation in the campaign of 1812, Napoleon's Russian campaign against Tsar Alexander I.
Jakobsberg Priory Jakobsberg Priory is a Benedictine monastery at Ockenheim in Gau-Algesheim, in the district of Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the missionary Ottilien Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation.
Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower is a 142 metre tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on the 238 metre high elevated Jakob's Mountain ( Jakobsberg) near Porta Westfalica. Jakobsberg Telecommunication Tower was built May 1st, 1974 and September 28th, 1978 as replacement for a small telecomunication tower also equooed with an observation deck, which was built in 1952 on the site
Jakobshavn Isbræ Jakobshavn Isbræ, also known as the Jakobshavn Glacier and Sermeq Kujalleq (in Greenlandic) is a large outlet glacier in West Greenland. It is located next to the Greenlandic town of Ilulissat (Danish: Jakobshavn) at the Ilulissat Icefjord, approximately at .
Jakobus Morenga Jakobus Morenga, also "Jacobus," known as the "black Napoleon," born c. 1875, died September 19, 1907, was an important figure in Namibia, then the German colony of German South-West Africa.
Jakov Lind Jakov Lind (born in Vienna in 1927) is a British writer. As an eleven-year old boy from a Jewish family, he left Austria after the Anschluss, found temporary refuge in Holland, and succeeded in surviving inside Nazi Germany by assuming a Dutch identity.
Jakovs Pliners Jakovs Pliners or Yakov Pliner, Russian — Я́ков Гда́льевич Пли́нер (born December 27 1946 in Rezekne) is a Latvian politician of Jewish origin and MP for the union For Human Rights in United Latvia.

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