Julius Sämann (, ; 15 April 1911 in

Uffenheim Uffenheim () is a city in the Middle Franconian district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Bad Windsheim, and 36 km southeast of Würzburg. Town structure Uffenheim consists of ...

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

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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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