Nathan Straus

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Nathan Straus was a German-born American merchant and philanthropist best known as a co-owner of Macy’s and for pioneering public milk pasteurization programs to combat disease.

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instanceOf human
merchant
philanthropist
burialPlace Beth El Cemetery, New York NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath pneumonia
child Jerome Straus NERFINISHED
S. A. (Nathan) Straus Jr. NERFINISHED
coOwnerOf Abraham & Straus NERFINISHED
Macy's NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1848-01-31
dateOfDeath 1931-01-11
employer Abraham & Straus NERFINISHED
R. H. Macy & Co. NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Straus NERFINISHED
father Lazarus Straus NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork public health
retail business
social welfare
founded low-cost milk depots in New York City
givenName Nathan NERFINISHED
immigratedTo United States of America
immigrationYear 1854
knownFor co-ownership of R. H. Macy & Co.
pioneering public milk pasteurization to combat disease
languageSpoken English
German
mother Sara Straus NERFINISHED
movement public health movement
notableWork public milk pasteurization programs
occupation businessperson
merchant
philanthropist
philanthropicFocus child welfare
milk pasteurization
tuberculosis prevention
placeOfBirth Otterberg NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld co-owner of Abraham & Straus
co-owner of Macy's
religion Judaism
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
sibling Isidor Straus NERFINISHED
Oscar Solomon Straus NERFINISHED
spouse Lina Gutherz Straus NERFINISHED

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Isidor Straus sibling Nathan Straus