Friedrich Carl Krupp

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Friedrich Carl Krupp

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Birthplace: Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Death: October 08, 1826 (39)
Essen, Rheinland / Deutschland
Place of Burial: Hattingen, Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Immediate Family:

Son of Peter Friedrich Wilhelm Krupp and Petronella Krupp
Husband of Theresa Helena Johanna Krupp
Father of Ida Krupp; Andres Krupp, alias Drut, alias Draht; Alfred Krupp; Hermann Krupp and Friedrich Krupp
Brother of Helene Christine Krupp; Catharina Francisca Resch; Wilhelm Krupp and Heinrich Krupp

Occupation: Industrial Magnate
Managed by: Carlos F. Bunge
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About Friedrich Carl Krupp

   17.7.1787 

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   1826  	

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   8.10.1826

Friedrich Carl Krupp was a German steel manufacturer and founder of the Krupp family commercial empire that is now subsumed into ThyssenKrupp AG.

After the death of his father, he was brought up by his grandmother, who had, in 1800, purchased the Sterkrade Works. Here Friedrich endeavored to make cast steel, the secret of which was carefully guarded in England. With Gottlob Jacobs, an engineer, Krupp made his first experiments at the Sterkrade Works, and after the sale of the plant in 1808 continued his attempts independently at Essen. In 1810 he founded a small forging plant near Essen, and in 1815 formed a partnership with Friedrich Nicolai for the production of cast steel, a product which was found excellent for certain purposes, such as mint dies, stamps for buttons, etc. Yet the demand was not sufficient to keep the works in operation, and soon after 1820 Krupp was obliged to give up his house to occupy a small one-story laborer's cottage near his plant. The hut was long preserved in the midst of the gigantic Krupp works. Shortly before his death, he confided to his son Alfred the secret of making cast steel, which the latter developed successfully.

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Friedrich Carl Krupp's Timeline

1787
July 17, 1787
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1809
June 12, 1809
Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1812
April 26, 1812
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1812
Essen, Rheinland / Deutschland
1814
February 15, 1814
Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1820
December 3, 1820
Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1826
October 8, 1826
Age 39
Essen, Rheinland / Deutschland
October 11, 1826
Age 39
Friedhof Bredeney, Hattingen, Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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