Frederic Jacobi

Biography

Frederic Jacobi was a notable resident of Calcutta who lived during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, his life spanning sixty-one years from 1747 to 1808. He witnessed the transformation of Calcutta from a trading post into a major center of British colonial power, experiencing firsthand the expansion of British influence throughout his long residence in India.

Frederic Jacobi's burial in South Park Street Cemetery places him among the early European settlers whose lives spanned the crucial formative decades of British rule in India. His grave stands as a testament to those who lived through this transformative period, their experiences and contributions forming the foundation of the colonial society that would dominate the subcontinent for generations to come.