Levi Strauss
German-American businessman
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Levi Strauss was a German-born American businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm of Levi Strauss & Co. began in 1853 in San Francisco, California. Wikipedia
Born: February 26, 1829, Buttenheim, Germany
Died: September 26, 1902 (age 73 years), San Francisco, CA
Parents: Hirsch Strauss and Rebecca Haas Strauss
Known for: Founding the first company to manufacture riveted blue jeans; Founder of the Levi Strauss & Co.
Full name: Löb Strauß