Levi Strauss

Levi Strauss
Born
Löb Strauß

(1829-02-26)February 26, 1829
DiedSeptember 26, 1902(1902-09-26) (aged 73)
NationalityGerman-American
CitizenshipGerman Confederation (1829–1853)
United States (1853–1902)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounding the first company to manufacture riveted blue jeans
Founder of the Levi Strauss & Co.

Levi Strauss (/ˈlv ˈstrs/ 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Downey, Lynn (2008). "Levi Strauss: a short biography" (PDF). Levi Strauss & Co. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  2. ^ James Sullivan, Jeans: a cultural history of an American icon (Gotham, 2007).