Israel Jacobson was a German-Jewish philanthropist and communal organiser. Jacobson pioneered political, educational and religious reforms in the early days of Jewish emancipation, and while he lacked a systematic religious approach, he is also considered one of the heralds of Reform Judaism.
- Occupation
- banker, financier, philanthropist, merchant
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Born
- 1768, October 17, 1768
- Died
- 1828, September 14, 1828, 1823
