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 has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 is owned by Krupp[7].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG followed Krupp[8].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG followed Hoesch AG[9].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG was followed by Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp[10].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's headquarters location is recorded as Berndorf[11].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's headquarters location is recorded as Essen[12].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Atlas Werke[13].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Q63313682[14].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Westfälische Drahtindustrie[15].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Capito & Klein[16].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Grusonwerk[17].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's child organization or unit is recorded as Krupp Treibstoffwerk[18].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's Commons category is recorded as Krupp[19].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's industry is recorded as heavy industry[20].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's industry is recorded as manufacture of basic metals[21].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's industry is recorded as metal industry[22].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's industry is recorded as metallurgy[23].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's industry is recorded as weapons industry[24].
  • January 1, 1903 marks the founding of Friedrich Krupp AG[25].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG was dissolved in January 1, 1992[26].
  • Friedrich Krupp AG's parent organization or unit is recorded as Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation[27].

Body

Founding

Friedrich Krupp AG's founder is recorded as Friedrich Krupp[6]. January 1, 1903 marks the founding of it[25].

Identity

Predecessors include Krupp[8] and Hoesch AG[9]. Friedrich Krupp AG was followed by Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp[10].

Leadership

Board members include Bertha Krupp[28], an entrepreneur[29], 1886–1957[30], of Germany[31]; Otto Wiedfeldt[32], a politician[33], 1871–1926[34], of Germany[35]; Friedrich Janssen[36], a manager[37], 1887–1956[38], of Germany[39]; Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach[40], an entrepreneur[41], 1907–1967[42], of Germany[43], awarded the Wehrwirtschaftsführer[44]; and Alfred Hugenberg[45], a politician[46], 1865–1951[47], of Germany[48], awarded the Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches[49].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Berndorf[11], a municipality of Austria[50], in Austria[51] and Essen[12], a college town[52], in Germany[53], headquartered in Essen City Hall[54]. Parent organizations include Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation[27], a foundation[55], in Germany[56], founded in 1967[57], headquartered in Essen[58] and Aktiengesellschaft für Unternehmungen der Eisen- und Stahlindustrie[59]. Subsidiaries include Atlas Werke[13], a business[60], in Germany[61], founded in 1911[62], headquartered in Bremen[63]; Q63313682[14]; Westfälische Drahtindustrie[15], a business[64], in Germany[65], founded in 1856[66], headquartered in Hamm[67]; Capito & Klein[16], an organization[68], in Germany[69], founded in 1876[70], headquartered in Benrath[71]; Grusonwerk[17], a business[72], in Germany[73], founded in 1855[74], headquartered in Magdeburg[75]; and Krupp Treibstoffwerk[18].

Industry

Industries include heavy industry[20], manufacture of basic metals[21], metal industry[22], metallurgy[23], and weapons industry[24].

Ownership

Friedrich Krupp AG is owned by Krupp[7].

Dissolution

Friedrich Krupp AG was dissolved in January 1, 1992[26].

Why It Matters

Friedrich Krupp AG has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]

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Class ancestry

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Subsidiary
    Parent organization or unit Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation, Aktiengesellschaft für Unternehmungen der Eisen- und Stahlindustrie
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    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
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