{geni:about_me} Born January 16, 1841 in Bučovice, ''Czech Jewish Registers'' online, Bučovice Births Image #[http://www.badatelna.eu/reprodukce/?fondId=1073&am...&reproId=3639099 '''47''']. Witness was Abraham Popper.

In 1888 and 1889, Jakob is referred to in Directory (Wien) listing for Julius Strakosch, ''Schuhwarenerzeuger'', which references Julius's widow, Hermine Strakosch. Jakob Strakosch mentioned at end of the listing:
* 1888: http://www.digital.wienbibliothek.at/wbrobv/periodical/zoom/56068
* 1889: at http://www.digital.wienbibliothek.at/wbrobv/periodical/pageview/58112
Adolph Lehmann's allgemeiner Wohnungs-Anzeiger › 1881-1890 › 1889 › [Firmenverzeichnis] 4. Nachweis. Protokollirte Firmen, Image #1420.

No listing referring to Jakob Strakosch in 1886 (http://www.digital.wienbibliothek.at/wbrobv/periodical/zoom/52231).

''Not the same person as [http://www.geni.com/people/Jaques-Strakosch/6000000028938245407 Jakob Strakosch b. 1839], a cousin, who was also married to a Hermine [Kohn].''