Levi Strauss

Levi Strauss 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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Who was born first?

• Levi Strauss and Lester Allan Pelton were born the same year
• Levi Strauss was born 1 year before Eadweard Muybridge
• Levi Strauss was born 1 year before Étienne-Jules Marey
• Levi Strauss was born 1 year after Joseph Swan
• Levi Strauss was born 2 years before Jacob W. Davis

Timeline

1. Joseph SwanOctober 31, 1828 – May 27, 1914
2. Lester Allan PeltonSeptember 5, 1829 – March 14, 1908
3. Levi Strauss (this page)February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902
4. Eadweard MuybridgeApril 9, 1830 – May 8, 1904
5. Étienne-Jules MareyMarch 5, 1830 – May 15, 1904
6. Jacob W. DavisMay 14, 1831 – January 20, 1908

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