Levi Strauss
Organization founder
1829 – 1902
Photo Credit »
26 Views
Who was Levi Strauss?
Levi Strauss was an American businessman of German Jewish descent who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm, Levi Strauss & Co., began in 1853 in San Francisco, California.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Feb 26, 1829
Buttenheim - Also known as
- Λεμπ Στράους
- Λιβάι Στρος
- Λέβι Στράους
- Λιβάι Στράους
- 李维·斯特劳斯
- Страусс, Ливай
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Germans
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Germany
- Profession
- Lived in
- Bavaria
- San Francisco
- New York City
- Died
- Sep 26, 1902
San Francisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Levi Strauss." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/levi_strauss>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Levi Strauss biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In