Alfred Krupp
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, German History
Article abstract: During the period of Germany’s unification into one of the most powerful nations in Europe, Krupp expanded his family’s steelmaking concern into one of the most powerful industrial enterprises of the nineteenth century.
Early Life
The son of Friedrich Krupp, the founder of the family steelmaking business, Alfred Krupp was born in the Ruhr River valley town of Essen only five months after Friedrich had founded the firm in 1812. When Alfred was fourteen, his father died and Alfred, along with his widowed mother, Therese, was left in...
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