Inga Jacobi

Inga Jacobi
Born (1891-07-02)2 July 1891
Magdeburg, Germany
Died 1937 (aged 45–46)
Nationality German/Norwegian
Occupation Dancer
Spouse(s) Henrik Grevenor
Relatives Fridtjof Mjøen (cousin)

Inga Jacobi (2 July 1891 – 1937) was a German-born ballet dancer and choreographer who settled in Norway.

She was born in Magdeburg to engineer Bernhard Theodor Albert Jacobi and Ragna Hansen Mjøen, and was a cousin of actor Fridtjof Mjøen. She settled Kristiania in 1915, and married art historian Henrik Grevenor in 1919. She studied ballet with Émile Jaques-Dalcroze. Among her students was Gerd Kjølaas. She died in Germany in 1937.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Arent, Hans-Christian. "Inga Jacobi". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Inga Jacobi". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 July 2016.


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