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Friedrich Krupp AG

German heavy engineering company based in Essen
Organization joint_stock_company Q679201

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
joint-stock company, business[3]
Official website
www.thyssenkrupp.com[26]
Legal form
Aktiengesellschaft[31]

Status and dates

Inception
1903[22]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1992[23]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1992-01-01 GND (DNB) 1943 edition 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0 ↗

Location

Headquarters location
Berndorf, Essen[9][10]
Country
Germany[2]

Industry and activity

Industry
heavy industry, manufacture of basic metals, metal industry, metallurgy, arms industry[17][18][19][20][21]

Financials

Employees
+160000[27]

People

Founder
Friedrich Krupp[4]
Board member
Bertha Krupp, Otto Wiedfeldt, Friedrich Janssen, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Alfred Hugenberg[34][35][36][37][38]

Relations

Owned by
Krupp[5]
Follows
Krupp, Hoesch AG[6][7]
Followed by
Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp[8]
Child organization or unit
Atlas Werke, Wikidata item, Westfälische Drahtindustrie, Capito & Klein, Grusonwerk, Krupp Treibstoffwerk[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Owner of
NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw[32]
Parent organization or unit
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation, Aktiengesellschaft für Unternehmungen der Eisen- und Stahlindustrie[24][25]
More facts +9
Described by source
Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28][29][30]
Different from
Krupp[33]
Has works in the collection
Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology, Het Scheepvaartmuseum[44][45]
IPv6 routing prefix
2003:c4:3813::/48[39]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject, WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP[40][41]
P14536
353638[46]
P14584
107830
P14750
5B78-A1AA-E12F-119D-E9B3
Supervisory board member
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Kurt Sorge[42][43]
🏷️ Also known as
en Friedrich Krupp AG en Krupp AG ar كروب de Krupp de Krupp AG de Kruppstahl de Friedrich Krupp AG de Fried. Krupp AG en-gb Krupp AG fr Fried. Krupp AG fr Krupp AG fr Kruppstahl he פרידריך קרופ AG ja フリードリヒ・クルップAG pt Krupp AG ru Крупп АГ ru Крупп, Фридрих Альфред ru Фридрих Крупп АГ sv Friedrich Krupp AB sv Friedrich Krupp AG
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000121897177
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 0000000121897177 GND (DNB) 0000 0001 2106 0502 edition 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0 ↗
VIAF cluster ID
155252298, 146031527
Library of Congress authority ID
n87908292, no93006850
GND ID
280119-X
BHCL UUID
3d1a9fb9-04b0-42c1-8c3f-9af0e0e7e812
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Krupp-AG
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
les-krupp
FactGrid item ID
Phaya Thai
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122y4wgk
Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID
friedrich_krupp_ag
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
280119-X
Museum-digital ID
1184
Show all 18 identifiers +6
NL CR AUT ID
kn20050505061, ko2005276114, ko2005276116
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007291241105171, 987007436472905171
PM20 folder ID
co/009441
SVKKL authority ID
0272952-Fried-Krupp-AG, 0272951-Fried-Krupp-GmbH
Wellcome Collection concept ID
kuu2auum
Yale LUX ID
group/b18ce0f0-e23a-4a5f-afb5-f2ecb0084d8a

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🔗 Connections
← Manufacturer 66
Panzer IV, Panzer III, 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41, 80 cm K (E), Maus, Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte, Big Bertha, Paris Gun +58 more
← Designed by 17
Panzer II, 80 cm K (E), Big Bertha, Paris Gun, 21 cm Mrs 16, 15 cm sFH 02, 42 cm Gamma Mörser, 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 +9 more
Board member 4
Alfred Hugenberg, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Bertha Krupp, Otto Wiedfeldt
Industry 4
metallurgy, heavy industry, arms industry, metal industry
← Parent organization or unit 4
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau, Grusonwerk, Atlas Werke
Employees / affiliates 3
Ruth Moufang, Johanna Weber, Frank Henkel
Child organization or unit 2
Grusonwerk, Atlas Werke
Follows 2
Krupp, Hoesch AG
Has works in the collection 2
Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology
Headquarters location 2
Essen, Berndorf
Instance of 2
business, joint-stock company
Country 1
Germany
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Different from 1
Krupp
FactGrid item ID 1
Phaya Thai
Founder 1
Friedrich Krupp
Legal form 1
Aktiengesellschaft
Owned by 1
Krupp
Owned entities 1
NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw
Owner of 1
NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw
Owns / has subsidiaries 1
Krupp
Parent organization or unit 1
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
Preceded by (successor) 1
Hoesch AG
Supervisory board member 1
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
← Child organization or unit 1
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
← Different from 1
Krupp
← Main building contractor 1
Almö Bridge
← Merged into 1
Hoesch AG
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Summary

Friedrich Krupp AG is a joint-stock company[1].

Related Entities

Alfred Hugenberg business Germany Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  44. [45] ↑ . Collectie online Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 5B78-A1AA-E12F-119D-E9B3
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 5B78-A1AA-E12F-119D-E9B3, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  2. 16w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Israel J9U ID → 987007291241105171, 987007436472905171
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject, WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007436472905171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  3. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14584 → 107830
    P14536 → 353638
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14584: 107830, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930650496"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subsidiary → —
    Parent organization or unit → Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation, Aktiengesellschaft für Unternehmungen der Eisen- und Stahlindustrie
    Aliases → —
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: 0272951-Fried-Krupp-GmbH, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259547|batch #259547]]"
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