Julius Sämann (, ; 15 April 1911 in

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, Germany – May 9, 1999) was a German-Canadian

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who invented many everyday items, including Little Trees pine-tree-shaped

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s in

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in 1952. Sämann was born in

, Bavaria, Germany to parents Simon Sämann and Lia Weglein.''Ansbach, Germany, Lutheran Parish Register Extracts, 1526-1940''

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