J. Bruce Jacobs

J. Bruce Jacobs
Jacobs was awarded the Order of Brilliant Star in November 2018
Born
Jeffrey Bruce Jacobs

(1943-09-19)19 September 1943
Died24 November 2019(2019-11-24) (aged 76)
Academic background
EducationColumbia University
Academic work
DisciplineAsian studies
Sub-disciplineTaiwan studies
InstitutionsMonash University

Jeffrey Bruce Jacobs AM (19 September 1943 – 24 November 2019) was an American-born Australian orientalist who specialized in Taiwan studies. He taught at La Trobe University before joining the faculty at Monash University as professor of Asian languages and studies, where he was granted emeritus status upon retirement. In Taiwan, he was known as Chia Po (Chinese: 家博; pinyin: jiābó), a simplified transliteration of his surname, or by the nickname Big Beard (大鬍子; dà hú zi).