Ian Jacob

Chivalric Order Member

1899 – 1993

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Who was Ian Jacob?

Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Ian Claud Jacob, GBE, CB, known as Ian Jacob, was the Military Assistant Secretary to Winston Churchill's war cabinet and later a distinguished broadcasting executive, serving as the Director-General of the BBC from 1952 to 1960.

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Born
Sep 27, 1899
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Education
  • Royal Military Academy
Employment
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
Died
Apr 24, 1993

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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