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Loeb or Löb may refer to: People * Loeb (surname), including a list of people surnamed Loeb or Löb * Löb Nevakhovich (between 1776 and 1778–1831), Russian writer * Löb Strauß, birth name of Levi Strauss (1829–1902), German-born American businessman Businesses * Loeb (supermarket), a defunct Canadian supermarket chain * Loeb's (department store), a specialty department store, Mississippi, United States * Loeb, Rhoades & Co., a Wall Street brokerage firm Other uses * Loeb Classical Library, a series of books with works of Greek and Latin authors * Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, an art museum in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States See also * Lev (given name) * Löw (other) Löw (or Loew) is a surname of German or Yiddish origin. Another romanization of the Yiddish name לייב is Leib. It may refer to: People *Benjamin Wolf Löw (1775–1851), a Polish-Hungarian rabbi *Franklin M. Loew (1939–2003), a veterinaria ...
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Loeb (surname)
Loeb or Löb is a surname of German and Yiddish origin. It is derived from the word ''lion'' in German and Yiddish in different historic and dialectal forms (''Löwe'', ''Lewe'', ''Löb'', ''Leb'', ''Leib''). In Yiddish it is mostly written לייב ('' Leib''). People with the surname include: Löb * Eliezer Löb (1837–1892), German rabbi * Ladislaus Löb (1933–2021), professor emeritus of German and author * Leopold Löb, birth name of Leopold Einstein (1833–1890), German Esperantist * Martin Löb (1921–2006), German mathematician * Rudolf Löb (1877–1966), German banker Loeb *Avi Loeb, theoretical astrophysicist * Albert Henry Loeb (1868–1924), attorney and Sears, Roebuck executive; father of murderer Richard Loeb * Arthur Lee Loeb (1923-2002) Dutch scientist and crystallographer * Carl M. Loeb, President of the American Metal Company and founder of Carl M. Loeb & Co., later Loeb Rhoades & Co. and father of John Langeloth Loeb Sr. * Chuck Loeb (1955–2017), ...
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Löb Nevakhovich
Löb Nevakhovich, or Lev Nikolayevich (Leib ben Noach) Nevakhovich (, born between 1776 and 1778, Letychiv, Podolia – , Saint Petersburg), was a Russian writer and one of the first maskilim in Russia. Nevakhovich was friend and protégé of Abram Peretz. He went to St. Petersburg toward the end of Catherine II's reign, and engaged in commercial pursuits, then turned to literature. He was among the first Russian Jews to gain a mastery of the Russian language, starting with translations from German, Hebrew and Swedish. Nevakhovich was a linguist, a student of philosophy, and an ardent admirer of Moses Mendelssohn. Nevakhovich held patriotic views regarding both his Jewish heritage and the Russian Empire, expressing his gratitude for opportunities of growth. He also was optimistic in regard to the future of the Jews and assumed that they would be granted greater liberty. In 1806 Nevakhovich was baptized into the Lutheran Church (Russian Orthodox according to other sources). ...
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Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss ( ; born Löb Strauß, ; February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902) 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. Early life Levi Strauss was born to a Jewish family in Buttenheim on February 26, 1829, in the Franconia region of the Kingdom of Bavaria in the German Confederation. He was the son of Hirsch Strauss and Hirsch’s second wife, Rebecca Strauss (née Haas). In 1847, aged 18, Strauss travelled with his mother and two sisters to the United States to join his brothers Jonas and Louis, who had begun a wholesale dry goods business in New York City called J. Strauss Brother & Co., at 108 Liberty Street in Manhattan. After arriving in New York, Strauss worked as an itinerant peddler of goods from his brother's store: kettles, blankets and sewing goods. Business career Levi's sister Fanny and her husband David Stern moved to ...
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Loeb (supermarket)
Loeb was a Canadian supermarket chain. Founded in Ottawa, Ontario, Loeb expanded across Canada, and into parts of the United States. The company was acquired by the Quebec-based supermarket chain Metro Inc., Metro in 1999, and its stores were converted to the Metro brand in 2008. History Loeb began in 1912 when Moses Loeb opened a small wholesale confectionery house in Ottawa. By 1950, Loeb grew into two large warehouses, and the following two decades were those of lucrative business ventures. Through partnerships with other companies into the 1980s, Loeb continued to serve the needs of people throughout Canada and the United States. In 1990, Loeb launched its own brand of private label products, called 'Loeb Made Today', followed by 'Loeb Ready' products. In the early 1990s, Loeb had mascot characters named "Koo-Kie" and "Handy and Dandy". Acquisition by Metro In 1998, Loeb parent company Provigo was acquired by Loblaw Companies. Loblaw was required to resell Loeb for comp ...
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Loeb's (department Store)
Loeb's Inc. is an American department store based in Meridian, Mississippi. Loeb's was founded in 1887 by Alex Loeb as Alex Loeb, Inc. Today, Loeb's legal name is "LOEB'S, INC." Loeb's is located on Front Street, Meridian. History Alex Loeb was a merchant in Meridian in the late 19th century. Loeb emigrated from Germany to Meridian from Columbus, Mississippi to open his first store. Alex Loeb was the first Loeb in Meridian, brought to the United States from Germany by his brother, Simon Loeb, who preceded him in Columbus. Born in Bavaria, Simon Loeb arrived in Columbus in 1867. In 1874, he created the store with his younger brother, Julius. They sold dry goods, clothing, and shoes. Although Simon arrived in Columbus with little money, he and his brother eventually became successful merchants. During Meridian's "golden age" in the early 20th century, it was said that respectable railroad workers would only wear clothes from Alex Loeb's store. The well-dressed Loeb was a colo ...
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