Moritz von Jacobi

Moritz Hermann von Jacobi
Moritz Hermann von Jacobi
Born	(1801-09-21)21 September 1801 Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	10 March 1874(1874-03-10) (aged 72) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Nationality	German
Known for	Electric boat Electric motor Electrotyping Jacobi's law Jacobi mine
Awards	Demidov Prize (1840)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics, Engineering
Institutions	Russian Academy of Sciences

Moritz Hermann von Jacobi, russified from 1837 as Boris Semyonovich Yakobi (Russian: Борис Семёнович Якоби; 21 September 1801 – 10 March 1874) was a Prussian and Russian Imperial engineer and physicist of Jewish descent. Jacobi worked mainly in the Russian Empire. He furthered progress in galvanoplastics, electric motors, and wire telegraphy.