鄒積國,筆名雅各,山東省福山縣人。國立臺灣大學化工系畢業,並榮獲美國紐約大學工學院碩士,喬治華盛頓大學工程師學位,和沃倫國立大學博士。
他先後仼職於霍尼韋爾、電腦科學公司、洛克希德馬丁、雷神、國際商業機械等大公司,及其他幾家中小型公司。退休前後曾在多家非營利機構擔任各種敎職義工,並對中英文寫作有濃厚的興趣。
他早期曾在萊希爾基督教華人循理會、馬利蘭華人浸信會聚會近廾年,並參與各項事奉。現為華人浸信會會友。
Jack Tsou graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering at National Taiwan University. He has also received an M.S. in Engineering from New York University, an Engineering Degree from George Washington University, and a Ph.D. from Warren National University.
He has successively worked for several large companies, such as Honeywell, Computer Science Corporation (CSC), Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and International Business Machinery (IBM). He has also worked for several small to medium-sized companies as well. Before and during his retirement, he spends his time volunteering for many non-profit organizations and has a dedicated interest in Chinese and English writing.
Jack has worshipped at the Layhill Chinese Methodist Church and Maryland Chinese Baptist Church for nearly 20 years and participated in various services. He is now a member of the Chinese Baptist Church in Rockville, MD.
He goes by the pseudonym, Jacob.