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Riis

American  
[rees] / ris /

noun

  1. Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.


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Riis exposed Lower East Side slum conditions in tenement photographs that would form the basis for his renowned book, “How the Other Half Lives.”

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2025

"Sarah's findings change our basic understanding and send us back to the drawing board in relation to some of the key mechanisms at play," adds Jesper Riis Christiansen.

From Science Daily Feb. 29, 2024

They work a short corner inside the opening minute and Alan Browne swings over a deep cross to the far post, where Emil Riis heads home.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2024

Riis Beach has long been a haven for queer New Yorkers.

From New York Times Sep. 25, 2022

Riis had toured Chicago’s foulest districts and pronounced them worse than anything he had seen in New York.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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