Sociable, introverted, uncommunicative.
Jacob Riis was a social reformer and journalist known for his work documenting the living conditions of immigrants in New York City tenements. He is not known for being a military leader or a painter.
Jacob Riis had five children.
Jacob Riis took photos to document the living conditions of the urban poor in New York City and bring awareness to their plight. He believed that visual evidence would help to spark reform and improve the quality of life for those living in poverty.
Jacob Riis was the third of fifteen children in his family.
Jacob Riis was not a populist. He was a social reformer and journalist who focused on exposing the living conditions of the poor in New York City during the late 19th century. Riis's work helped bring attention to issues of poverty and social inequality, but he did not align himself with the Populist movement of that time.
To explain why people lived in these conditions.
Jacob Riis was a social reformer and journalist known for his work documenting the living conditions of immigrants in New York City tenements. He is not known for being a military leader or a painter.
Bjarne Riis's birth name is Bjarne Lykkegrd Riis.
Jakob Riis Kristoffersson's birth name is Jakob Riis Srensen.
Jacob August Riis was born on May 3, 1849 and died on May 26, 1914. Jacob August Riis would have been 65 years old at the time of death or 166 years old today.
Riis Houses was created in 1949.
Fredrik Riis died in 1845.
Fredrik Riis was born in 1789.
Bendik Riis died in 1988.
Povl Riis was born in 1925.
Einar Riis was born in 1922.
Einar Riis died in 2006.