krupp

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to a prominent German industrial family and their manufacturing company, known for steel and armaments production from the 19th through the 20th centuries.

• 🇷🇺Имя собственное, относящееся к известной немецкой промышленной династии и их производственной компании, известной производством стали и вооружений с XIX по XX век.

1. German industrialist (1787-1826) C1 formal

   Friedrich Krupp, a German industrialist who founded a steel manufacturing company in Essen, Germany.

   • Friedrich Krupp established the steelworks that would become a global industrial giant.
   • The Krupp family business began with Friedrich's small steel mill in Essen.
   • Friedrich Krupp's innovations laid the foundation for the company's later success.

   🇷🇺Немецкий промышленник (1787-1826)

2. German arms manufacturer (1812-1887) C1 formal

   Alfred Krupp, son of Friedrich Krupp, who expanded the family business into a major arms manufacturer, supplying ordnance to German armies from the 1840s through World War II.

   • Alfred Krupp transformed the company into Europe's leading arms supplier.
   • Under Alfred Krupp, the firm produced artillery for the Prussian and later German armies.
   • The Krupp name became synonymous with heavy artillery and military industrial power.

   🇷🇺Немецкий производитель вооружений (1812-1887)