Riis

Riis
biographical name Jacob August 1849-1914 American (Danish-born) social reformer

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  • Riis —   [riːs], Jacob August, amerikanischer Fotograf und Schriftsteller dänischer Herkunft, * Ribe 3. 5. 1849, ✝ Barre (Massachusetts) 26. 5. 1914; seit 1870 in den USA; zunächst Journalist in New York; früher Vertreter einer sozial engagierten …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Riis — [rēs] Jacob August 1849 1914; U.S. journalist & social reformer, born in Denmark …   English World dictionary

  • Riis — Bjarne Riis Bjarne Riis …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Riis,Jacob August — Riis (rēs), Jacob August. 1849 1914. Danish born American journalist and reformer whose reports on living conditions in city slums led to improvements in housing and education. * * * …   Universalium

  • Riis, Jacob A — ▪ American journalist born May 3, 1849, Ribe, Den. died May 26, 1914, Barre, Mass., U.S.  U.S. newspaper reporter, social reformer, and photographer who shocked the U.S. conscience in 1890 by factual description of slum conditions in his book How …   Universalium

  • Riis, Jacob A(ugust) — (3 may. 1849, Ribe, Dinamarca–26, may. 1914, Barre, Mass., EE.UU.). Periodista y reformador social estadounidense. Inmigró a EE.UU. a los 21 años de edad y fue reportero policial del New York Tribune (1877–88) y del New York Evening Sun (1888–99) …   Enciclopedia Universal

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