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جین جاکوبز
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American–Canadian journalist, author, and activist (1916–2006)
OverviewAI-generated
Jane Jacobs was an American-Canadian journalist, urban planner, writer, and sociologist. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on May 4, 1916, she was educated at Columbia University School of General Studies. She resided in New York City and Toronto and wrote in English. Her professional affiliations included employment with Amerika.
Jacobs authored notable works such as *The Death and Life of Great American Cities* and *American Earth*. She received the Order of Ontario and was influenced by Le Corbusier. Her archives are held at Boston College. She died of a stroke in Toronto on April 25, 2006.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 4 May 1916
- Died
- 25 April 2006
- Works
- 32
Top works
- Jane Jacobs visits Pittsburgh
- American Earth
- Reprints of three reviews of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs, Random House. 1961
- Tod und Leben grosser amerikanischer Städte
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Known for
- Citizen Jane: Battle for the City — Herself (uncredited, archival footage)2017
- Wild Hearts1992
- Empire City — Self1985
- City Limits — self1971
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Jane Isabel Butzner , ( 1916-05-04 ) 4 May 1916, Scranton, Pennsylvania , US
- Died
- 25 April 2006 (2006-04-25) (aged 89), Toronto , Ontario, Canada
- Occupations
- Journalist author urban theorist activist
- Employers
- Amerika Architectural Forum
- Organizations
- Joint Committee to Stop the Lower Manhattan Expressway Stop Spadina Save Our City Coordinating Committee
- Notable work
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life (1984)
- Spouse
- Robert Jacobs ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 )
- Awards
- Vincent Scully Prize (2000)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jane
- Family name
- Jacobs
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Scranton
- Place of death
- Toronto
- Occupation
- economist
- Employer
- Amerika
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- Field of work
- journalist
- Image
- Jane Jacobs (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Toronto
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1916-05-04
- date of death
- 2006-04-25
- Commons category
- Jane Jacobs
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- influenced by
- Le Corbusier
- archives at
- Boston College
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Jane Jacobs
- birth name
- Jane Butzner
Sources (15)
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