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Founding FamiliesThyssen and Krupp in portrait

Krupp

Five generations of company history: from founders Friedrich and Therese Krupp via Alfred, Friedrich Alfred, and Margarethe Krupp to Bertha and Gustav and, finally, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach.

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Friedrich Krupp, 1787-1826
Photography of Alfred and Bertha Krupp with son Friedrich Alfred, c.1869.
Friedrich Alfred Krupp, painting by Ludwig Noster, 1896
Photography of Gustav and Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 1927
Photography of Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 1960
Friedrich Krupp, 1787-1826
Photography of Alfred and Bertha Krupp with son Friedrich Alfred, c.1869.
Friedrich Alfred Krupp, painting by Ludwig Noster, 1896
Photography of Gustav and Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 1927
Photography of Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 1960

Thyssen

August Thyssen turns a strip mill into a global enterprise. His sons Fritz and Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza carry the legacy forward in different directions – and with Amélie Thyssen and Anita Countess Zichy-Thyssen, the family's foundation history begins.

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August Thyssen, painting by Franz Josef Klemm, c.1917
Busts of August Thyssen, created by Georg Kolbe in 1923, and of Fritz Thyssen, modeled posthumously by Gwendolyn Blume in 1965.
Photography of Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, c.1946
August Thyssen, painting by Franz Josef Klemm, c.1917
Busts of August Thyssen, created by Georg Kolbe in 1923, and of Fritz Thyssen, modeled posthumously by Gwendolyn Blume in 1965.
Photography of Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, c.1946

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