Karl Strauss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Strauss

brewer

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1912

Place of Birth: Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 21-Dec-2006

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Karl Martin Strauss (October 5, 1912 – December 21, 2006) was a German-American brewer.
He fled Nazi Germany in 1939, and went on to become a brewer, executive, and consultant in the American brewing industry.
He received numerous awards during his career, which spanned both the large national brewery and the microbrew segments of the industry.
Karl Strauss Brewing Company, which he helped found in 1989, continues to bear his name.