2007-01-28 19:00:36 · 2 answers · asked by sandra w 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - May 26, 1914), a Danish-American muckraker journalist, photographer, and social reformer, was born in Ribe, Denmark. He is known for his dedication to using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the less fortunate in New York City, which was the subject of most of his prolific writings and photographic essays. As one of the first photographers to use flash, he is considered a pioneer in photography.
2007-01-28 19:09:06 · answer #1 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jacob A. Riis was a photographer, reporter and social reformer. His famous book, How the Other Half Lives, described slum conditions in New York City at the end of the 19th century, and earned him the friendship of Theodore Roosevelt, who said, "... my whole life was influenced by my long association with Jacob Riis, whom I am tempted to call the best American I ever knew, although he was already a young man when he came hither from Denmark." His other book was Hero Tales of the Far North.
2007-01-29 03:09:41 · answer #2 · answered by Josh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋