Wilhelm Jacoby (1855–1925) was a German playwright, who concentrated largely on creating farces notably the 1890 work Pension Schöller which he co-authored with Carl Laufs. He was the father of the film director George Jacoby, who adapted Pension Schöller into film on three occasions.
Selected works The Duchess of Athens (1883) Pension Schöller (1890)
Bibliography Grange, William. Historical Dictionary of German Theater. Scarecrow Press, 2006.