Jacob A Riis
1849 - 1914
General Information
Bio
(1849-1914) Writer, reformer, documentary photographer, journalist, muckraker. Jacob A. Riis was born in Ribe, Denmark, and died in Barre, Massachusetts. He wrote about what he saw on the New York City streets, influencing change in the city. He lived in Richmond Hill.
Full Name
Jacob A Riis
Locations
Queens
Author's Timeline
Unknown
OTHER
New York City, NY
Wrote about what he saw on the New York City streets.
Wrote about what he saw on the New York City streets.
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Mr. Riis lived in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York.
1849
BIRTH
Jacob A. Riis was born in Ribe, Denmark, on May 3, 1849.
1890
LITWORK
How The Other Half Lives
New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Nonfiction.
New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Nonfiction.
1892
LITWORK
Children of the Poor
New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Sequel to "How The Other Half Lives."
New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Sequel to "How The Other Half Lives."
1893
LITWORK
Nibsy's Christmas
New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Nonfiction.
New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
Nonfiction.
1896
LITWORK
Out of Mulberry Street: Stories of Tenement Life in New York City
New York, New York: Century
Nonfiction.
New York, New York: Century
Nonfiction.
1900
LITWORK
A Ten Years' War: An Account of the Battle with the Slum in New York
New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin
Nonfiction.
New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin
Nonfiction.
1901
LITWORK
The Making of an American
New York, New York: Macmillan
Autobiography.
New York, New York: Macmillan
Autobiography.
1901
LITWORK
The Battle with the Slum
New York, New York: Houghton, Mifflin
Nonfiction.
New York, New York: Houghton, Mifflin
Nonfiction.
1903
LITWORK
Children Of The Tenements
New York, New York: Houghton, Mifflin
Nonfiction.
New York, New York: Houghton, Mifflin
Nonfiction.
1903
LITWORK
The Peril And The Preservation Of The Home: Being The William L. Bull Lectures For The Year 1903
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George W. Jacobs
Nonfiction.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George W. Jacobs
Nonfiction.
1914
DEATH
Jacob A. Riis died in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on May 26, 1914.
1914
INTERMENT
Jacob A. Riis was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
1914
LITWORK
Neighbors: Life Stories Of The Other Half
New York, New York: Macmillan
Nonfiction.
New York, New York: Macmillan
Nonfiction.
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