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Levi Strauss
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Born

• Levi Strauss was born on February 26,1829 in
  Bavaria, Germany
• His parents were Hirsch Strauss and Rebecca Haas
  Strauss, both Jewish

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Died

• Died September 26, 1902 (aged 73)San Francisco,
  California, United States

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Background

• In 1843 in moved to the U.S. to live with his
  uncle for the next 5 years
• In 1847, Strauss, his mother and 2 sisters moved
  to NYC to join his brothers Jonas and Louis Löb
  in their dry goods business
• By 1850 he had adopted the name Levi Strauss

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Business

• Strauss and his brother-in-law David Stern opened
  a dry goods wholesale business called Levi Stauss
  Co.
• They delivered goods through mining camps in
  California
• Miners complained of their cotton britches
  splitting, therefore Levi constructed sturdier
  jeans made with serge fabric ( later known as
  denim)

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Business

• In 1872, Levis received a letter from Jacob
  Davis, a Reno, Nevada tailor
• He suggested they take out a patent together for
  Levis jeans since he didnt have enough money to
  do it himself
• On May 20,1873, Strauss and Davis received United
  States patent 139121 for using copper rivets to
  strengthen the pockets of denim work pants

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Levi Stauss Co.

• Began manufacturing the first of the famous
  Levis brand of jeans in San Francisco
• Levi Strauss died in 1902 and was buried in Colma
  
• He left his thriving manufacturing and dry goods
  business to his four nephews
• The late Peter Haas and his family are the
  primary heirs to the Levi Strauss fortune

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Bavaria, Germany
San Francisco, CA
Levi Strauss Co.
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Sources

• Wikipedia
• Google
• Ask.com

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Ashley dritte StundeDeutsch klasseDezember 6,
2007