Was Levi Strauss Italian

No, Levi Strauss was not Italian; he was born in Bavaria, Germany, on February 26, 1829. He immigrated to the United States in 1847, where he became a prominent businessman and the founder of the Levi Strauss & Co. company, known for its denim jeans. Strauss was of Jewish descent, and his family had a long history in Europe, but he spent much of his life in the U.S.