Both were Humanitarians. Mr. Riis authored the study ( How the Other Half Lives) an expose of slums and related conditions. almost ironically he was posthumously honored as the namesake of a Park,...
Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - May 26, 1914), a Danish-American muckraker journalist, photographer, and social reformer, was born in Ribe, Denmark. He is known for his dedication to using his...