Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eduard Magnus Jakobson

Estonian artist and missionary

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1847

Place of Birth: Torma Rural Municipality, Jõgeva County, Estonia

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1903

Profession: missionary, printmaker

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Eduard Magnus Jakobson (5 February [O.S.
24 January] 1847 in Torma – 2 August [O.S.
21 July] 1903 in Tallinn) was an Estonian wood engraver and a Baptist missionary.
He illustrated many books and designed the masthead logo for Sakala, a newspaper founded by his older brother, Carl Robert Jakobson. Originally a Lutheran, Eduard Magnus became a member of the Baptist church in 1869.