Ian Jacob, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ian Jacob

British Army general

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1899

Place of Birth: Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1993

Profession: military personnel, engineer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Lieutenant General Sir Edward Ian Claud Jacob (27 September 1899 – 24 April 1993), known as Ian Jacob, was a British Army officer, who served as the Military Assistant Secretary to Winston Churchill's war cabinet and was later a distinguished broadcasting executive, serving as the Director-General of the BBC from 1952 to 1959.