Births on February 5

Eduard Magnus Jakobson

Born on February 5, 1847

Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (d. 1903)

Eduard Magnus Jakobson (5 February [O.S. 24 January] 1847 in Torma – 2 August [O.S. 21 July] 1903 in Tallinn) was an Estonian wood engraver and a Baptist missionary. He illustrated many books and designed the masthead logo for Sakala, a newspaper founded by his older brother, Carl Robert Jakobson.

Originally a Lutheran, Eduard Magnus became a member of the Baptist church in 1869.

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