Birth Name: Jacob Riis
Occupation: Photographer
Place Of Birth: Denmark
Date Of Birth: May 3, 1849
Date Of Death: May 26, 1914
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Jacob Riis was born on the 3rd of May, 1849. He was famous for being a Photographer. Danish American journalist and photographer who tried to alleviate the bad living conditions of impoverished New Yorkers through his writing and photography. Throughout New York there are several parks and buildings named after him.
Jacob Riis was born in Denmark. He immigrated to America in 1870, when he was 21 years old. He is considered one of the fathers of photography due to his very early adoption of flash in photography, and his How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York: a 1890 publication of photojournalism, which is seen as the basis of muckraking journalism.
Jacob Riis was a Taurus and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Jacob Riis was born in 1840s.
Jacob Riis is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Jacob Riis was born in the Year of the Rooster.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Jacob Riis |
| NICKNAME: | Jacob |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Taurus |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Tuesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Jacob Riis was a Taurus. People of this zodiac sign like cooking, romance, working with hands and dislike sudden changes, complications, and insecurity. The strengths of this sign are being reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Taurus is Scorpio and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Jacob Riis was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign are honest, observant and hardworking. They seldom rely on other people in daily life, which can make them impatient when dealing with others.
Ruling Planet: Jacob Riis had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Jacob Riis’s birth sign is Taurus and he had a ruling planet of Venus.
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