Strauss Strauss, Strauß or Straus is a common Germanic surname. Outside Germany and Austria ''Strauß'' is always spelled ''Strauss'' (the letter " ß" is not used in the German-speaking part of Switzerland). In classical music, "Strauss" usually re ...

is a common Germanic surname. Strauss or Straus may also refer to:

Companies

Strauss Group Strauss Group Ltd. ( he, שטראוס גרופ בע״מ), formerly known as Strauss-Elite (), is among the largest food products manufacturers in Israel. Strauss Group focuses on dairy products, coffee, water, snacks, salads, and dips. Its ...

, food manufacturer in Israel * Straus Family Creamery, a California organic dairy in Marin County *

Abraham & Straus Abraham & Straus, commonly shortened to A&S, was a major New York City department store, based in Brooklyn. Founded in 1865, it became part of Federated Department Stores in 1929. Shortly after Federated's 1994 acquisition of R.H. Macy & Company ...

, former major New York City department store co-founded by Isidor and Nathan Straus *

Farrar, Straus and Giroux Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for publishing literary books, and its authors have won numerous awards, including Pulitzer ...

, American book-publishing company *

Karl Strauss Brewing Company Karl Strauss Brewing Company is a San Diego, California-based craft brewery with eleven brewpub locations across Southern California and an onsite tasting room at their main brewery in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego. Besides being av ...

, a San Diego, California-based beer business with a microbrewery and a chain of brewpub restaurants, co-founded by Karl Strauss * Levi Strauss & Co., clothiers * Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago, an engineering firm founded by Joseph Strauss, chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge * Straus Clothing, a North Dakota menswear retailer *

Engelbert Strauss Engelbert Strauss GmbH & Co. KG, which is based in Biebergemünd, Hesse, Germany is a German brand manufacturer, mail order company and retailer that sells workwear, safety footwear and personal protective equipment. Company In the beginning A ...

, a German clothing company

Buildings

Straus Hall This is a list of dormitories at Harvard College. Only freshmen live in these dormitories, which are located in and around Harvard Yard. Sophomores, juniors and seniors live in the Harvard College#House system, House system. Apley Court South of ...

, dormitory housing first-year students at Harvard College named after Isidor Straus and Ida Straus * Straus Education Building, at the

University of Louisiana at Monroe The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) is a public university in Monroe, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System. History ULM opened in 1931 as Ouachita Parish Junior College. Three years later it became the Northeast Cen ...

* Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, or Strauss Center, at the University of Texas at Austin

Places and geographic features

* Strauss, an unincorporated community in

Labette County, Kansas Labette County (county code LB) is a county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 20,184. Its county seat is Oswego, and its most populous city is Parsons. The county was named after LaBette creek, the ...

* Strauss Airfield, a World War II airfield near Noonamah, Northern Territory, Australia *

Strauss Glacier Strauss Glacier () is a glacier, 40 nautical miles (70 km) long, flowing between the Ickes Mountains and Coulter Heights to enter the sea at the east side of Land Bay, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from sur ...

, in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica * Straus Park, a small landscaped park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan * Straus Street, a north–south road in north-central Jerusalem *

Straussee The Straussee is a German lake located in Strausberg, Brandenburg. It is situated about north-east of the city of Berlin. The town of Strausberg occupies the eastern shore of the lake, whilst the forest of the Strausberger Forest is on the western ...

, a lake in Strausberg, Brandenburg, Germany, occasionally translated as "Lake Straus"

Other uses

* 22647 Lévi-Strauss, a main-belt minor planet * '' Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus'', United States Supreme Court decision concerning the scope of rights accorded owners of a copyright * Straus flask, a type of Schlenk flask used in air sensitive chemistry * Strauss–Howe generational theory, created by authors William Strauss and Neil Howe, identifies a recurring generational cycle in American history * USS ''Straus'' (DE-408), a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy * USS ''Joseph Strauss'' (DDG-16), a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer of the United States Navy

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