Irwin L. Jacobs, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetIrwin L. Jacobs
American businessman
Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1941
Date of Death: 10-Apr-2019
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Irwin L. Jacobs
- Irwin L.
- Jacobs (July 15, 1941 – c.? April 10, 2019) was an American businessman.
- He was the CEO of several large corporations, formerly including the now-bankrupt Genmar Holdings, boat-building company.
- He earned the nickname "Irv the Liquidator" for his aggressive business practices in the 1970s and early 1980s.
- In 1973, Jacobs founded COMB ("Close-out Merchandise Buyers"), a catalog-based mail-order retailer.
- In 1986, COMB and several cable television operators created the Cable Value Network (CVN), a pioneering television shopping channel which was later purchased by Joseph Segel's QVC.
- Jacobs, based in Minneapolis, became wealthy by taking big stakes in Fortune 500 conglomerates, usually to unlock value by breaking them up. On the morning of April 10, 2019, the bodies of Jacobs and his spouse, Alexandra, were found in the bedroom of their home.
- The Hennepin County Medical Examiner concluded that Jacobs had shot his wife and then himself in a murder–suicide.
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