Levi Strauss is an American industrial is it the founder of the company Levi Strauss &Co, the in vendor of jeans. Levi Strauss began to study the trading business, and in 1838. Strauss was born February 26, 1829 into a Jewish family. In 1853 Strauss founded the firm " Levi Strauss & Co ". Levi Strauss died on September 26, 1902.