History

The logos

Thyssen & Krupp merge to become thyssenkrupp AG on March 17, 1999. The new logo combines the established identifying elements: the Thyssen arch & the Krupp rings.

Friedrich Krupp
The first records of the Krupp family in Essen date back to 1587. Members of the family generally pursue careers in commerce and local government. Friedrich Krupp, whose fat

Alfred Krupp
Alfred Krupp, the second child and oldest son of Friedrich (1787 - 1826) and Therese (1790 - 1850) Krupp, is forced to leave grammar school and abandon his plans to serve an

August Thyssen
August Thyssen is born on May 17, 1842 in the industrial and mining town of Eschweiler near Aachen as the third child and first son of a wealthy catholic family of entrepren

Friedrich Alfred Krupp, Margarethe Krupp — Friedrich Alfred & Margarethe Krupp
Friedrich Alfred Krupp, the only son of Alfred (1812 - 1887) and Bertha (1831 - 1888) Krupp, a sickly child, is initially taught by private tutors before attending the Burgg

Fritz Thyssen
Fritz Thyssen is the eldest son of August Thyssen (1842 - 1926) and Hedwig Pelzer (1854 - 1940). After studying mining and metallurgy in London, Liège and Charlottenburg (Be

Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach — Gustav & Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach, the fifth son of seven children of Gustav (1831 - 1890) and Sophie (1837 - 1915) von Bohlen und Halbach, attends grammar school in Karlsruhe b

Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
The youngest son of August Thyssen (1842 - 1926) and Hedwig Pelzer (1854 - 1940) studies chemistry, physics and mineralogy in Munich, Berlin, Bonn and Heidelberg, where he g

Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
Alfried von Bohlen und Halbach, the eldest son of Gustav (1870 - 1950) and Bertha (1886 - 1957) Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, attends grammar school before undergoing practi

Companies going through change

The official registration of Thyssen Krupp AG on March 17, 1999 marks the beginning of a new chapter in Germany's industrial history.

thyssenkrupp Group Archive

Further information

Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
Krupp Historical Archive - Archive history

Further information

Index

Further information

Contact

To help you get the information you need as quickly as possible, the following list shows who to contact on specific questions.

thyssenkrupp Konzernarchiv

Andreas Zilt M. A.

thyssenkrupp
Konzernarchiv
47161 Duisburg

Telephone: +49 203 52668-22

Fax: +49 203 52668-25

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Historisches Archiv Krupp

Prof. Dr. Ralf Stremmel

Historisches Archiv Krupp
Villa Hügel, Hügel 1
45133 Essen

Telephone: +49 201 18848-21

Fax: +49 201 18848-59

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History

The logos

The founding families

Companies going through change

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