Friedrich Krupp AG

German heavy engineering company based in Essen
Organization joint_stock_company Q679201
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Friedrich Krupp AG

Summary

Friedrich Krupp AG is a joint-stock company[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of joint_stock_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,142 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Friedrich Krupp AG is in the country of Germany[3].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's instance of is recorded as joint-stock company[4].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's founder is recorded as Friedrich Krupp[6].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's owned by is recorded as Krupp[7].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's logo image is recorded as Krupp Logo.svg[8].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's follows is recorded as Krupp[9].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's follows is recorded as Hoesch AG[10].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's followed by is recorded as Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp[11].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's headquarters location is recorded as Berndorf[12].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's headquarters location is recorded as Essen[13].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121897177[14].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155252298[15].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146031527[16].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's GND ID is recorded as 280119-X[17].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87908292[18].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no93006850[19].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Atlas Werke[20].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Q63313682[21].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Westfälische Drahtindustrie[22].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Capito & Klein[23].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Grusonwerk[24].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Krupp Treibstoffwerk[25].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's Commons category is recorded as Krupp[26].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's industry is recorded as heavy industry[27].

Body

Founding

Friedrich Krupp AG's founder is recorded as Friedrich Krupp[6]. +1903-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

Predecessors include Krupp[9] and Hoesch AG[10]. Friedrich Krupp AG's followed by is recorded as Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp[11].

Leadership

Board members include Bertha Krupp[29], an entrepreneur[30], 1886–1957[31], of Germany[32]; Otto Wiedfeldt[33], a politician[34], 1871–1926[35], of Germany[36]; Friedrich Janssen[37], a manager[38], 1887–1956[39], of Germany[40]; Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach[41], an entrepreneur[42], 1907–1967[43], of Germany[44], awarded the Wehrwirtschaftsführer[45]; and Alfred Hugenberg[46], a politician[47], 1865–1951[48], of Germany[49], awarded the Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches[50].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Berndorf[12], a municipality of Austria[51], in Austria[52] and Essen[13], a college town[53], in Germany[54], headquartered in Essen City Hall[55]. Parent organizations include Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation[56], a foundation[57], in Germany[58], founded in 1967[59], headquartered in Essen[60] and Aktiengesellschaft für Unternehmungen der Eisen- und Stahlindustrie[61]. Subsidiaries include Atlas Werke[20], a business[62], in Germany[63], founded in 1911[64], headquartered in Bremen[65]; Q63313682[21]; Westfälische Drahtindustrie[22], a business[66], in Germany[67], founded in 1856[68], headquartered in Hamm[69]; Capito & Klein[23], an organization[70], in Germany[71], founded in 1876[72], headquartered in Benrath[73]; Grusonwerk[24], a business[74], in Germany[75], founded in 1855[76], headquartered in Magdeburg[77]; and Krupp Treibstoffwerk[25].

Industry

Industries include heavy industry[27], manufacture of basic metals[78], metal industry[79], metallurgy[80], and weapons industry[81].

Ownership

Friedrich Krupp AG's owned by is recorded as Krupp[7].

Dissolution

Friedrich Krupp AG was dissolved in +1992-01-01T00:00:00Z[82].

Why It Matters

Friedrich Krupp AG ranks in the top 4% of joint_stock_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,142 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[83] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[84]

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  3. [84] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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