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Arthur Woolf Jacobs (1866–1948)

According to his death certificate, Arthur Jacobs married his wife Dora (or Cora) Lorie in Port Elisabeth, South Africa Jacob at the age of 34.

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'Jacobs, Arthur Woolf (1866–1948)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/jacobs-arthur-woolf-20176/text32485, accessed 7 November 2024.

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Alternative Names
  • Jacobs, Arthur William
Birth

1866
St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

20 March, 1948 (aged ~ 82)
East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

suicide

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