Édouard Jacobs (born 1851 in Halle, Belgium;[1] died 1925[2]) was a Belgian cellist. He was a pupil of Joseph Servais (a son of Adrien-François Servais), at the Brussels Conservatory.[1] He played in the Weimar court orchestra for some years.[1] In 1885 he succeeded his teacher as cello professor at the Brussels Conservatory.[1] He also played viol da gamba in concerts of early music.[1] Among his pupils was Fernand Quinet.[3]

Edouard Jacobs

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  1. ^ a b c d e Baker, Theodore; Remy, Alfred (1919). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. G. Schirmer. p. 431. OCLC 19940414.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Edouard Jacobs (1851-1925 ; violoncelliste) at gallica.bnf.fr
  3. ^ Nicolas Slonimsky (1988). The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Schirmer Books. p. 1008. ISBN 978-0-02-872411-9.