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| Name: |
Levi Strauss | | Variant Name: |
Loeb Strauss | | Birth Date: |
February 26, 1829 | | Death Date: |
September 26, 1902 | | Place of Birth: |
Buttenheim, Bavaria | | Place of Death: |
San Francisco, California, United States of America | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
businessman |
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Biography of Levi Strauss
1,720 words, approx. 6 pages
 Levi Strauss (1829-1902) made and sold blue jeans in San Francisco, California, during and after the gold rush. His pants were so popular that Strauss' first name became a household word. Levi Strauss' father Hirsch Strauss, a dry goods peddler, had...


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Levi Strauss Information
829 words, approx. 3 pages
 Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß (February 26, 1829 - September 26, 1902) was the German-born American[1] creator of the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His namesake firm, Levi Strauss & Company, was founded in 1853 in San...




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 Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Levi-Strauss.(Book Review)
12/01/2005: 778 words, approx. 3 pages IZARD, MICHEL (ed.). Levi-Strauss. 482 pp., illus., bibliogrs. Paris: L'Herne, 2004. [euro]49.00 (paper) Claude Levi-Strauss is not only one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century; he is one of the longest-living anthropologists ever. And, to judge by the quantity of...
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Levi Strauss revamps sportswear operations.
04/22/1986: 590 words, approx. 2 pages Levi Strauss Revamps Sportswear Operations Levi Strauss & Co. has formed a new operating company called Levi Strauss Sportswear (LSS) which will domestically manufacture and market most men's sportswear and women's jeans, dress and casual slacks. Most of these areas had been...
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Levi Strauss off to profitable start
4/10/2007: 372 words, approx. 1 pages Levi Strauss & Co. posted its biggest first-quarter profit in a decade, providing the latest sign that the long-suffering jeans maker is finally on the mend.The San Francisco-based company said Tuesday that it earned $86.6 million during the three months ended Feb. 25. That represented...
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 Investor's Business Daily
Levi Strauss Had The Right Jeans
2/27/2007: 1,039 words, approx. 4 pages Levi Strauss arrived in wild San Francisco in 1853.The gold rush was on, but Strauss (1829-1902) had no guarantees that he would make his own fortune.Strauss, who was still a couple of decades from launching his famous jeans, was relatively unknown. He was there to...



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Levi Strauss
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 A biography about the creator of the hippest clothing garment around for over 150 years!


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