Jacob riis biography
Jacob riis biography
Lincoln steffens biography.
Jacob Riis
American photographer, journalist and activist (1849–1914)
Jacob Riis | |
|---|---|
Riis in 1906 | |
| Born | (1849-05-03)May 3, 1849 Ribe, Denmark |
| Died | May 26, 1914(1914-05-26) (aged 65) Barre, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | Danish, American |
| Known for | Social reform, journalism, photography |
Jacob August Riis (REESS; May 3, 1849 – May 26, 1914) was a Danish-Americansocial reformer, "muck-raking" journalist, and social documentary photographer.
He contributed significantly to the cause of urban reform in the United States of America at the turn of the twentieth century.[1] He is known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City; those impoverished New Yorkers were the subject of most of his prolific writings and photography.
He endorsed the implementation of "model tenements" in New York with the help of humanitarian Lawrence Veiller. He was an early proponent of the newly practicable