Died 1887-07-14.
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Alfred Krupp
Alfred Krupp was a German steel manufacturer and inventor, and also the largest arms supplier of his era, which earned him the nickname "The Cannon King". He was the head of the Krupp company, known today as ThyssenKrupp.
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business · German entrepreneur and inventor (b. 1812, d. 1887) · inventor · business magnate · industrialist · entrepreneur · also Alfred Krupp, Krupp
Born 26 April 1812 · Died 14 July 1887 · Q455937
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1887· 2 entries
Had 75,000 employees, including 20,200 in Essen
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1878· 1 entry
And 1879 Krupp held competitions known as Völkerschiessen, which were firing demonstrations of cannon for international buyers
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1866· 2 entries
And the final was in 1899, showing that the tradition had been continued after Krupp's death
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The first entry in the ledger was made in 1866 and the final was in 1899, showing that the tradition had been continued after Krupp's death.
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1865· 3 entries
Refused the title of nobility granted to him by the King of Prussia as "inappropriate to his wishes
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Therefore, in 1865, he refused the title of nobility granted to him by the King of Prussia as "inappropriate to his wishes." His name was Krupp, and that was enough.
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With 200 boarders and by 1905 accommodated 1000
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1863· 1 entry
The first houses for workingmen were built in Alt Westend
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1859· 1 entry
Prussia bought its first 312 steel cannon from Krupp, which became the main arms manufacturer for the Prussian military
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1851· 3 entries
Also patented a seamless rail wheel called the Radreifen
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Another successful innovation, no-weld railway tyres, began the company's primary revenue stream, from sales to railways in the United States
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Exhibited the largest steel ingot ever cast up to that time (4,300 pounds)
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1836· 1 entry
Krupp already employed 60 people
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1826· 1 entry
When Alfred Krupp was 14 years old and left to his son the secret of making high-quality cast steel, together with a small workshop in which production had come almost to a standstill
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1812· 1 entry
Born 1812-04-26.
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