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 his second wife, Rebecca Haas Strauss. Hirsch, a dry goods peddler, already had five children with his first wife, who had died a few years earlier: Jacob, Jonas, Louis, Rosla and Mathilde. Levi - named "Loeb" at birth - and his older sister Fanny were the last of the Strauss …showed first 75 words of 1217 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1217 total…San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and dependent territories, Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia. Levi Strauss Europe, Middle East and Africa posted revenues of $1.1 billion in 2001. Joe Middleton, President of Levi Strauss Europe, Middle East and Africa since January 1999, is a member of the Worldwide Leadership Team, which is the most senior management body in LS&CO., headed by Philip Marineau, President and CEO.