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may 3, 1849 - Birth

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Jacob Riis was born in Ribe, Denmark. He was the third of 15 children, one of which was a fostered orphan niece. His father, Niels Edward Riis, was a teacher and a local magazine writer. His mother, Carolina Riis, was a homemaker.

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may 3, 1849
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~ 176 years ago