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Definition: Krupp from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a German family of steel and armaments manufacturers, including Alfred, 1812–87, his son Friedrich Alfred, 1854–1902, and the latter's son-in-law, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 1870–1950


Krupp

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(krʊp), family of German armament manufacturers. The family settled in Essen in the 16th cent. The core of the great Krupp industrial empire was started by Friedrich Krupp , 1787–1826, who built a small steel plant c.1810. His son, Alfred Krupp , 1812–87, known as the “Cannon King,” introduced new methods for producing large quantities of cast steel. After the Franco-Prussian War he specialized more and more in armaments and acquired mines all over Germany. Under his son, Friedrich Alfred Krupp (Fritz Krupp), 1854–1902, who was interested in the financial rather than the technical aspects of the enterprise, the Krupp family vastly extended its operations. His daughter, Bertha Krupp (after whom the Big Berthas were named), married Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach, who assumed the name Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach , 1870–1950. He took over the management of the firm, which had become a public company in 1903. After 1933 the Krupp works became the center of German rearmament. In 1943, …
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(krʊp), family of German armament manufacturers. The family settled in Essen in the 16th cent. The core of the great Krupp industrial empire was started by Friedrich Krupp , 1787–1826, who built a small steel plant c.1810. His son, Alfred Krupp , 1812–87, known as the “Cannon King,” introduced new…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
German steelmaking armaments firm, founded in 1811 by Friedrich Krupp (1787–1826) and developed by his son Alfred Krupp by pioneering the Bessemer steelmaking process. The company developed the long-distance artillery used in World War I, and supported Hitler's regime in preparation for World War…
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Full text Article Krupp, Fred

From American Environmental Leaders
(March 21, 1954-) Executive Director of the Environmental Defense Fund, Attorney As executive director of the Environmental Defense Fund, Fred Krupp is one of the leaders of the “third wave” of environmentalism, whereas environmental organizations work with rather than against businesses with…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
German steel-manufacturing dynasty. Friedrich Krupp (1787–1826) founded a steel factory in Essen in 1811. On his death his son Alfred (1812–1887) took full charge of the faltering concern at age 14. He made a fortune supplying steel to the railways and manufacturing cannons; the performance of Krupp…
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Full text Article KRUPP Arms

From The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
Born in 1870 Gustav Krupp von Boh-len und Halbach built a huge family fortune in GERMANY by manufacturing military arms and munitions. In the chaotic years after World War I Krupp initially remained aloof from Adolf hitler's Nazi Party, but he ultimately recognized the profits to be earned from…
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Full text Article Krupp, Gustav

From Chambers Biographical Dictionary
originally Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach 1870-1950 German industrialist and arms manufacturer He was born in The Hague. In 1906 he married Bertha Krupp (1886-1957), daughter of Friedrich Alfred Krupp and granddaughter of Alfred Krupp , and by special imperial edict he was allowed to adopt the name…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
German metallurgist who became known as the Cannon King because of the cast-steel guns he manufactured. He invented the first weldless steel tyre for railway vehicles. From a staff of seven, Krupp's enterprise had grown to employ 21,000 by his death. Krupp was born in Essen and left school at 14 to…
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Full text Article Krupp, Alfred (1812-1887)

From The Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Place : Germany Subject : biography, technology and manufacturing German metallurgist who became known as the Cannon King because of his success in manufacturing cast-steel guns. He also invented the first weldless steel tyre for railway vehicles. Krupp was born in Essen on 26 April 1812. At 14…
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Gustav Krupp (The Library of Congress)
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach was a German armament manufacturer whose firm produced much of the equipment used by the German military during World Wars I and II. During the 1920s and early 1930s, Krupp secretly went about rearming Germany in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles, which…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
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