Jane Jacobs
Journalist

Jane Jacobs Net Worth

Jane Jacobs was an American-Canadian journalist and author born on May 4, 1916 in Scranton, PA. She is most famous for her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, which was a groundbreaking work that criticized urban renewal. Her influence is still felt today in the New Urbanist movement.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day May 4, 1916
Birth Place Scranton, PA
Age 104 YEARS OLD
Died On Apr 25, 2006 (age 89)
Birth Sign Taurus

💰 Net worth: $13 Million (2024)

About

An American-Canadian Journalist and author, she is best known for The Death and Life of Great American Cities, a groundbreaking work that criticized urban renewal. She is often regarded as one of the main influences behind the New Urbanist movement.

Before Fame

After graduating from high school in Pennsylvania, she worked as an unpaid assistant Editor for the Scranton Tribune. When she first moved to New York City, she worked as a stenographer and a freelance Writer before becoming a reporter for the U.S. State Department's publication, Amerika.

Trivia

She was both an urban-themed author and a political Activist.

Family Life

She married Robert Hyde Jacobs in 1944. An opponent of the Vietnam War, she moved to Canada in the late 1960s and lived in Toronto for the remainder of her life.

Associated With

Joseph Gordon shares her alma mater, Columbia University.

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