Cecil Byran Jacobson (born October 2, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American fertility doctor who used his own sperm to impregnate his patients, without informing them. October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... Fertility is a measure of reproduction: the number of children born per couple, person or population. ... A spermatozoon or spermatozoan ( spermatozoa), from the ancient Greek σπέρμα (seed) and (living being) and more commonly known as a sperm cell, is the haploid cell that is the male gamete. ...

In the 1960s, Jacobson, who was a researcher and Chief of the Reproductive Genetics Unit at George Washington University Medical School, claimed that he had impregnated a male baboon; he had supposedly planted a fertilized egg from a female baboon into the male's abdominal cavity. He claimed that he had terminated the pregnancy after four months. He never published his results in scientific publications; rather, he just talked about them^{[citation needed]}. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...   The George Washington University (GWU), or informally, G.W., is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian university located in Washington, D.C.. Founded in 1821 as the Columbian College on land provided by President George Washington, the university has since developed into a leading educational and research institution. ... A sperm cell fertilising an ovum This article is about reproduction in organisms. ... Type species Simia hamadryas Linnaeus, 1758 Species Papio hamadryas Papio papio Papio anubis Papio cynocephalus Papio ursinus The five baboon species are some of the largest non-hominid members of the primate order; only the Mandrill and the Drill are larger. ...

In the 1980s, Jacobson operated reproductive genetics center in Tysons Corner, Virginia. He told the prospective mothers that he ran a donor program that screened the men carefully to obtain the best possible material. Instead, all the sperm came from him. The women would be impregnated via in-vitro fertilization. He also led other women to believe they were pregnant but later claimed they had miscarried. The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Tysons Corner is an unincorporated place located in Fairfax County, Virginia, near Washington, DC. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place, the community had a total population of 18,540 as of the 2000 census. ... In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a technique in which egg cells are fertilized outside the mothers body in cases where conception is difficult or impossible through normal intercourse. ... Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined at a gestation of prior to 20 weeks. ...

Jacobson fathered at least seven of his patients' children; the remainder of his 75 patients did not want to submit to the paternity test. Jacobson's sentence in 1991 was based on 53 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and perjury. He was sentenced for five years in jail and had his medical license revoked. He was released, and he now lives in Provo, Utah. The case was proven after many of the children had the lazy eye similar to that of Jacobson. A paternity test is conducted to prove that a man is or is not the biological father of another individual. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Wire fraud is a legal concept in the United States Code which provides for enhanced penalty of any criminally fraudulent activity if it is determined that the activity involved electronic communications of any sort, at any phase of the event. ... Perjury is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under oath or affirmation in a court of law or in any of various sworn statements in writing. ... Panoramic view of Provo Provo is a city in Utah and the county seat of Utah County, located about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. ... Amblyopia or lazy eye is a disorder of the eyes. ...

He was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for Biology in 1992. His nicknames are "The Sperminator" and "The Babymaker". Flying frog. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Book about Jacobson case

• Babymaker: Fertility, Fraud and the Fall of Doctor Cecil Jacobson (1993) ISBN 0-553-56162-6

References

• Museum of Hoaxes

External links

• UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 93-1986 ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff- Appellant, v. CECIL B. JACOBSON, JR.; REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS CENTER
• The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story
• Transcript of a Saturday Night Live skit "My 75 Kids"