Levi Strauss
German-American Jean company founder
Died when: 73 years 212 days (883 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Levi Strauss (/'li?va? 'stra?s/; born Löb Strauß German: [lø?p '?t?a?s]; 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.
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