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Jacob von Falke (1825–1897)
Falke, Jacob von (fäl’ke). A German connoisseur and historian of taste; born in Ratzeburg, June 21, 1825; died in 1897. His writings, particularly ‘Knightly Society in the Days of Homage to Womanhood’ (1862); ‘History of Modern Taste’ (1866); ‘Art and Art Study’ (1878); ‘Hellas and Rome’ (1879); and ‘History of Taste in the Middle Ages’ (1893), are notable for both learning and judgment.