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Thornwell Jacobs (1877-1956) was born in Clinton, South Carolina, at the Thornwell Orphanage, which was founded by his father Reverend William Plumer Jacobs. [1]
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[edit] Early Life
Thornwell learned the printing trade while he was still quite young. Later he earned the Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts degree from South Carolina's Presbyterian College, also founded by his father.[1] He also graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey in 1899.[1]
[edit] Adult life
After this time Jacobs began institutional support for the Thornwell Orphanage after serving in a Presbyterian pastorate in Morganton until 1905 when he worked in advertising in Nashville. In 1906 he wrote a book called The Law of the White Circle, a novella based on an associated incident.[1]
He was an American academic. He is noted for revitalizuing and rebuilting Oglethorpe University, becaming its president for nearly three decades. It had been shut down during the Civil War and did not successfully reopen until Dr. Jacobs intervened.[1]
[edit] Other
Thornwell also originated the Crypt of Civilization time capsule, which was sealed off with steel doors in 1940 (enlisted in Guinness Book of Records as the first successful attempt to do this).[1]
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thornwell Jacobs |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Refounder of Oglethorpe University |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15 February 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clinton, South Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4 August 1956 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Atlanta, Georgia |
[Category:1877 births|Jacobs, Thornwell]] [Category:1956 deaths|Jacobs, Thornwell]] [Category:Educators|Jacobs, Thornwell]] [Category:Oglethorpe University]] [Category:Time Capsules]]
