Levi Strauss
1829–1902
German-American founder of the company that made the first blue jeans.
Levi Strauss (1829–1902) was an entrepreneur, born in Buttenheim, Germany and died in San Francisco, United States.
- Known as
- Entrepreneur
- Category
- Business & Industry
- Born
- 1829, Buttenheim, Germany
- Died
- 1902, San Francisco, United States
Alive at the same time as Levi Strauss
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