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Strauss, Levi, 1829-1902

LC control no.n 79016831
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Personal name headingStrauss, Levi, 1829-1902
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Variant(s)Strauss, Löb, 1829-1902
Birth date1829-02-26
Death date1902-09-26
Place of birthButtenheim (Germany)
Place of deathSan Francisco (Calif.)
Profession or occupationBusinessmen Philanthropists
Type of familymale
Found inMasson, I. Die Levi Strauss Saga, 1978 (subj.) t.p. (Levi Strauss) p. 245-246 (b. 1829 in Bavaria; founder of the firm Levi Strauss & Co.; d. 9/26/02 in San Francisco)
Von Löb Strauss zu Levi Strauss, 2011 (subj.) p. 4 of cover (changed name from Löb to Levi when he emigrated to the United States)
Wikipedia, 12 September 2017 (Levi Strauss (born Löb Strauss [Eszett used on actual item], February 26, 1829, Buttenheim, Kingdom of Bavaria - September 26, 1902, San Francisco, California); was a German-American businessman who founded Levi Strauss & Co. (1853) in San Francisco, California; orginally moved to the western U.S. to sell dry goods during the California Gold Rush)