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Riis, Jacob August 1849-

Journalist; born in Denmark, May 3, 1849; has been connected with the New York Sun and has been active in the movement for tenementhouse and school-house reform, and also for the making of small parks in the crowded districts of New York City. He is the author of How the other half lives; The children of the poor, etc.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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