San Francisco / Liverpool / New York / Buttenheim / Reno / London / Sacramento / /
Company
LEVI STRAUSS / Globe Insurance Company / J. Strauss Brother & Co. / Levi Strauss & Co. / Nevada Bank / Relief / /
Country
Panama / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Person Communication and Meetings / Name Change / Natural Disaster / Man-Made Disaster / /
Facility
Temple Emanu-El / headquarters of Levi Strauss / Eternity Cemetery / University of California / /
IndustryTerm
manufacturing facility / riveted products / metal rivets / /
NaturalFeature
West coast / San Joaquin Valley / /
Organization
University of California / San Francisco Board of Trade / Hebrew Board of Relief / University of California / Berkeley / Eureka Benevolent Society / /
Person
Sigmund / Rebecca Haas / Lynn Downey / Jonas / Jacob Davis / Jacob Voorsanger / Jacob Stern / Abraham / David Stern / Rebecca Haas Strauss / Louis / Fanny / Maila / William Ralston / /
Position
important businessman / Historian / director / nurse / treasurer / West Coast representative / Rabbi / /
LEVI STRAUSS: A BIOGRAPHY © 2014 Lynn Downey, Historian Levi Strauss, the inventor of the quintessential American garment — the blue jean — was born in Buttenheim, Bavaria on February 26, 1829 to Hirsch Strauss and