Erasmus Jacobs

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1866–1869

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Erasmus Jacobs, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Discovery of diamonds near Hopetown, South Africa

   1866–1869

   Role: Discoverer of the initial pebble

   1. 11866 · Farm De Kalk on the banks of the Orange River, near HopetownDiscovery of the Initial Pebble

      Erasmus Jacobs found a small, brilliant pebble on the Orange River banks at the farm De Kalk near Hopetown in 1866.

   2. 21869 · Nearby the original find site (29°3′S 23°58′E), associated with HopetownDiscovery of the Star of South Africa

      Three years after the pebble find, an 83.5-carat diamond known as the Star of South Africa was found nearby, within the 1867–1869 window.

Sources

1. Kimberley, South Africa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08