1. Levi Strauss

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

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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. Business
In 1872, Levis received a letter from Jacob Davis, a Reno, Nevada tailor
He suggested they take out a patent together for Levi’s jeans since he didn’t have enough money to do it himself
On May 20,1873, Strauss and Davis received United States patent # for using copper rivets to strengthen the pockets of denim work pants

7. Levi Stauss & Co.
Began manufacturing the first of the famous Levi’s 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

8. Bavaria, Germany
San Francisco, CA
Levi Strauss & Co.

9. Sources
Wikipedia
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10. Ashley dritte Stunde Deutsch klasse Dezember 6, 2007