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Jacob W. Davis Jacob W. Davis Jacob Davis ca. 1905 Born Jacob Youphes ( Jākobs Jufess ) 1831 Riga ,  Russian Empire  (now Latvia ) Died 1908 San Francisco ,  California ,  United States Citizenship Russian Empire United States Occupation Tailor ,  Inventor , and  Entrepreneur Known for Invention of  Jeans Spouse(s) Annie Davis ( Parksher ) Children 6 Jacob W. Davis  (born  Jacob Youphes ,  Latvian :  Jākobs Jufess ,  Russian :  Якоб Йофис ) (1831–1908) was a  tailor  who helped change the world of clothing by being the first person to create working pants with reinforcement  copper   rivets . Early life Jacob Youphes was born in the city of  Riga , then  Russian Empire , today  Latvia , in 1831. During his time in Riga city, he trained and worked as a tailor. [1] Emigration to America [ edit ] In 1854, at the age of 23, he emigrated from the Russian E...

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