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Jacob A. Riis

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American photographer, journalist and activist (1849–1914)

Born 1849
Died 1914

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We need a photo of Jacob A. Riis

American photographer, journalist and activist (1849–1914)

Born 1849
Died 1914

Subjects

Poor, History, Tenement houses, Social conditions, Fiction, General, History - General History, History / General, History: World, Slums, Poor, new york (state), new york, History - U.S., History / United States / General, History: American, Pauvres, Riis, jacob a. (jacob august), 1849-1914, Tenement-houses, United States - General, American Christmas stories, Biography, Child welfare, Documentary photography, Immigrants, Museum of the City of New York, Pictorial works

Places

New York, New York (State), New York (N.Y.), United States, Denmark, New York (État), Ribe (Denmark), Scandinavia

People

Jacob A. Riis (1849-1914), Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907), Elisabeth D. Nielson Riis (d. 1905), Felix Adler (1851-1933), Hans Egede (1686-1758), J. Riis Owre, John Riis, Josephine Shaw Lowell (1843-1905), Kate Riis, Martha Riis Moore, Mary Phillips Riis, Riis family, Roger William Riis (b. 1894)

Time

19th century

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Alternative names

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  • A. Jacob Riis
  • Jacob August Riis
  • Jacob Riis
  • Jacob, A. Riis
  • Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914 Riis
  • Riis, Jacob A.
  • Jacob a Riis
  • Jacob A. 1849-1914 Riis
  • Jacob a 1849-1914 Riis
  • Jacob A. Jacob A. Riis
  • JACOB A. RIIS
  • Riis. Jacob A. (Jacob August). 1849-1914.
  • Jacob A Riis
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  • Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis
  • jacob a. riis

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August 15, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
July 31, 2025 Edited by WikidataBot [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import