Klaus Johann Jacobs Explained

Klaus Johann Jacobs
Other Names:Klaus J. Jacobs
Birth Date:3 December 1936
Birth Place:Bremen, Germany
Death Place:Küsnacht, Switzerland
Citizenship:Swiss
Alma Mater:University of Hamburg
Stanford University
Occupation:Food and beverage company founder, chocolatier
Known For:Jacobs AG
Spouse:Renata Jacobs
Children:6 (including Andreas Jacobs)

Klaus Johann Jacobs (3 December 1936 – 11 September 2008) was a German-born billionaire in the coffee and chocolate industry, with Swiss citizenship.[1]

Early life and education

He was born on 3 December 1936 in Bremen, Germany. Jacobs attended the University of Hamburg and later Stanford University.

Career

He started his career in the global coffee and chocolates industries.[2]

Philanthropy

The Jacobs Foundation was established by Klaus J. Jacobs in December 1988, in Zurich, Switzerland. In 2001, the founder surrendered his entire share of the Jacobs Holding AG to the Jacobs Foundation, with an effective value of CHF 1.5 billion ($ 900 million). The Jacobs Foundation's goal is to contribute to Productive Youth Development by bringing together basic research, application and intervention projects and through dialogue and network building.[9] The Jacobs Foundation supports research and projects worldwide. Klaus J. Jacobs donated EUR 200 million to the Jacobs University Bremen in 2006.

Death

He died on 11 September 2008 in Küsnacht, Switzerland.[10] [11]

Memberships

Decorations and awards

Klaus J. Jacobs Awards

The Klaus J. Jacobs Research Award honours outstanding achievement in child and youth development and the Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Award for positive development of children and youth are awarded annually in memory of Jacobs. The first award ceremony took place on 3 December 2009. The awards are given by the Jacobs Foundation of Zurich.

Background

The prizes are given to honour outstanding achievements in research and practice that make a significant contribution to young people's success in life and development.

The Klaus J. Jacobs Research Award

The Klaus J. Jacobs Research Award recognises academic research of significant social relevance for child and youth development. Additionally, research findings from the interdisciplinary projects thus honoured should be suited to active practical implementation. The prize money for the award comes to one million Swiss Francs, which can be used for an academic project chosen by the recipient.

The award winner is chosen by a jury of internationally respected researchers: Albert Bandura (Stanford University, USA), Monique Boekaerts (Leiden University, the Netherlands), Jeanne Brooks-Gunn (Columbia University, USA), Anne C. Petersen Michigan University, USA), Meinrad Paul Perrez (Université de Fribourg, Switzerland), Rainer K. Silbereisen (Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena, Germany) and William Julius Wilson (Harvard University, USA).

The Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Award

The Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Award is given for exceptional engagement by an institution or individual whose practical work makes real use of innovative ideas for the positive development of children and youth. The prize money amounts to 200,000 Swiss Francs which can be used for a project chosen by the recipient.

The award winner of the Best Practice Award is chosen by the board of the Jacobs Foundation.

YearResearch Award WinnerBest Practice Award!
2009Laurence Steinberg (Temple University)Father Johann Casutt (ATMI, Surakarta, Indonesia)
2010Terrie Moffitt (Duke University)
Avshalom Caspi (King's College London)
Opstapje, Germany
a:primo, Switzerland
2011 Michael Tomasello (Duke University) Christiane Daepp (Ideenbüro, Switzerland)
2012 Dante Cicchetti (University of Minnesota) Off Road Kids Foundation, Germany
2013 Greg J. Duncan (University of California, Irvine) ELTERN-AG, Germany
2014 Michael Meaney (McGill University, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) The Serenity Harm Reduction Programme, Zambia
2015 Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (University College London) Gesamtschule Unterstrass, Zurich
2016 Orazio Attanasio (University College London) International Child Support-Skilfull Parenting, Kenya

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Private excellence initiative: Jacobs Foundation invests 200 million Euro in the education of young people at International University Bremen . . 1 November 2006 . 2008-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080617061422/http://www.jacobs-university.de/news/iubnews/10827/ . 2008-06-17.
  2. Web site: 2008-09-12 . Billionaire entrepreneur . 2022-10-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  3. E.J. Brach: A Misadventure in Candy Land. Dr. Robert Ginsburg, Xiaochang Jin, and Sheila McCann. Midwest Center for Labor Research. May, 1994
  4. http://www.mightyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/chocolates_dark_secret_english_web.pdf "Chocolate's Dark Secret"
  5. Covey, R. and McGraw, W. S. "Monkeys in a West African bushmeat market: implications for cercopithecid conservation in eastern Liberia." Tropical Conservation Science. 7.1 (2014): 115–125.
  6. Marchesi, P., Marchesi, N., Fruth, B., and Boesch, C. "Census and Distribution of Chimpanzees in Cote D’Ivoire." PRIMATES. 36.4(1995): 591–607.
  7. "Poaching contributes to forest elephant declines in Côte d’Ivoire, new numbers reveal." WWF. 5 September 2011.
  8. Bitty, A. E., Gonedele, S. B., Koffi Bene, J.C., Kouass, P.Q.I and McGraw, W. S. "Cocoa farming and primate extirpation inside The Ivory Coast’s protected areas." Tropical Conservation Science. 8.1(2015): 95–113.
  9. Web site: Coffee and chocolate magnate Klaus J Jacobs dies Campden FB . 2022-10-26 . www.campdenfb.com . en.
  10. News: Klaus J. Jacobs; Billionaire entrepreneur . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104221218/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1553233501.html?dids=1553233501:1553233501&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT&type=current&date=Sep+12,+2008&author=Anonymous&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Passings;+Klaus+J.+Jacobs;+Billionaire+entrepreneur&pqatl=google . dead . November 4, 2012 . . September 12, 2008 . 2010-12-31 .
  11. News: Edward Beckett . Chocolate King Jacobs Dies. Philanthropist succumbs to cancer at 71 . . September 13, 2008 . 2010-12-31 .
  12. Web site: Honorary Awards Faculty of Psychology . . 2 November 2020 .
  13. Web site: Reply to a parliamentary question . de . 906 . 4 February 2013 .
  14. Web site: Reply to a parliamentary question . de . 1380 . 4 February 2013 .