Jacob Riis

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:newspaper
gptkb:Photographer
gptkbp:advocates_for housing reform
child labor laws
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_New_York_Evening_Sun
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctor of Letters
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Ribe,_Denmark
gptkbp:born May 3, 1849
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children six
gptkbp:contributed_to urban reform
gptkbp:died May 26, 1914
gptkbp:education gptkb:Roskilde_Cathedral_School
gptkbp:famous_for exposing living conditions in tenements
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_New_York_City_Bureau_of_Charities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jacob Riis
gptkbp:influenced social reform movements
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Henry_George
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Photographer
future journalists
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:muckraking_journalism
photography of the poor
gptkbp:legacy advocacy for the marginalized
impact on public policy
influence on social work
historical significance in American journalism
inspiration for documentary photography
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Danish
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:How_the_Other_Half_Lives
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
advocate for the poor
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:published_by The Battle with the Slum
Children of the Poor
The Making of an American
gptkbp:spouse Marie E. Riis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jacob_Lawrence
gptkb:Jacob
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4