Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914
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Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914
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Riis, Jacob August, 1849-1914, Jacob August, 1849-1914
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Riis, Jacob August, 1849-1914
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Journalist, author, and humanitarian.
Reformer, journalist, author.
Jacob A. Riis, journalist and social reformer, was born in Denmark and moved to the United States at 21. He became a reporter for the New York tribune, 1877-1890, and the New York evening sun, 1890-1899. He was an activist for various reforms, such as cleaning up slums, child labor laws, and improved schools. His books include How the other half lives (1890), his autobiography, The making of an American (1901), and a biography of Theodore Roosevelt (1904).
Jacob August Riis (1849-1914) was a journalist, author, social reformer, and photographer. He was born in Denmark and emigrated to the U.S. in 1870. While working as a reporter for the New York Tribune, he began his crusade to improve urban life. His efforts to ameliorate conditions in the slums included campaigns for effective child-labor laws and building codes. Riis worked at the Tribune until 1888 when he became a police reporter at the Evening Sun. After his retirement in 1899, he continued to write books and articles and lectured extensively. Riis and his second wife, Mary Phillips, moved to a farm in Barre, Massachusetts in 1911.
Journalist, reformer, and author, of New York, N.Y.
Police reporter, reformer, photojournalist.
Jacob August Riis (1849-1914) was a journalist, author, social reformer, and photographer.
He was born in Denmark and emigrated to the U.S. in 1870. While working as a reporter for the New York Tribune, he began his crusade to improve urban life. His efforts to ameliorate conditions in the slums included campaigns for effective child-labor laws and building codes. Riis worked at the Tribune until 1888 when he became a police reporter at the Evening Sun. After his retirement in 1899, he continued to write books and articles and lectured extensively. Riis and his second wife, Mary Phillips, moved to a farm in Barre, Massachusetts in 1911.
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