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Robert Jacobsen

Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (died 1993)

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Born
June 4, 1912
Died
January 26, 1993
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1912

About Robert Jacobsen

Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen was a Danish sculptor and painter. The Danish Robert Award is named in his honor. Jacobsen was awarded the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1967. The Robert Awards (Danish: Robert Prisen) have been awarded annually since 1984 by the Danish Film Academy. In this period he created massive granite and sandstone structures which he called "Mythical Creatures" (Danish: Fabeldyr ). In 1974 he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal by the King of Sweden.

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Robert Jacobsen timeline

  1. Jacobsen was awarded the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1967.
  2. In 1974 he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal by the King of Sweden.
  3. The Robert Awards (Danish: Robert Prisen) have been awarded annually since 1984 by the Danish Film Academy.

The world when Robert Jacobsen was born

Robert Jacobsen was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert Jacobsen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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