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Levi Strauss
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German-Jewish-born American businessman (1829-1902)
Levi Strauss was a German-Jewish-born American businessman who lived from 1829 to 1902. He is historically significant as a pioneering industrialist and entrepreneur during America's 19th-century expansion.
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Key facts
- Born
- Löb Strauß , ( 1829-02-26 ) February 26, 1829, Buttenheim , Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation
- Died
- September 26, 1902 (1902-09-26) (aged 73), San Francisco , California, U.S.
- Citizenship
- German Confederation (1829–1853), United States (1853–1902)
- Occupation
- Businessman
- Known for
- Founding the first company to manufacture riveted blue jeans, Founder of the Levi Strauss & Co.
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Levi Strauss Home - Levi Strauss & Co : Levi Strauss & Co
Levi Strauss & Co. believes that clothes — and how you make them — can make a difference. We are driven by our purpose: to deliver profits through principles to make an outsized impact on the world.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Levi
- Family name
- Strauss
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Buttenheim
- Place of death
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- inventor
- Employer
- Levi Strauss & Co.
- Official website
- levistrauss.com
- Image
- Levi Strauss 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Levi Strauss
- date of birth
- 1829-02-26
- date of death
- 1902-09-26
- Commons gallery
- Levi Strauss
- different from
- Oscar Straus
- birth name
- Löb Straus
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Encyclopedic overview
Levi Strauss (/ˈliːvaɪ ˈstraʊs/ LEE-vy STROWSS; born Löb Strauß, German: [løːp ˈʃtʁaʊs]; February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902) was a German-born American businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm of Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi's) began in 1853 in San Francisco, California.
Early life
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