Krupp

The family of Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach 1928 – from the left: The children Berthold, Irmgard, Alfried, Harald, in front Waldtraut and Eckbert, the parents Bertha andGustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, the sonn Claus is to the right

Krupp is the name of a Geman family, that can be traced back to at least 1600. They were business magnates (or industrialists). They started Friedrich Krupp AG in Essen. Since 1999, the company merged with the Thyssen AG, to form Thyssenkrupp.