dʒˈeɪkəb wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt hˈæɹoʊ ænd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː tˈʊk ɐ bˌiːˈeɪ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ænd ɐn ˌɛmˈeɪ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː.
Jacob was educated at Harrow and University College, Oxford, from which he took a BA in 1770 and an MA in 1773.