- Friedrich Alfred Krupp
Friedrich Alfred Krupp (born
17 February 1854 , died22 November 1902 ) was a Germansteel manufacturer of the companyKrupp .Biography
Krupp was born in
Essen , Germany. His father wasAlfred Krupp . In 1887 he took over the leadership of the company Krupp. He marriedMargarethe Krupp (born "Freiin von Ende"). They had two daughters: Bertha and Barbara (married "Tilo Freiherr von Wilmowsky").Krupp loved the Italian island
Capri , where he lived often during his life for some months in each year. There he lived in the hotel "Quissiana" and had there two yachts "Maya" and "Puritan". His hobby wasOceanography . He metFelix Anton Dohrn undIgnazio Cerio on Capri.On 15 November 1902 the socialdemocratic
magazine Vorwärts! wrote in an article, that Friedrich Alfred Krupp washomosexual . [Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller , "Mann für Mann", page 449 ] Krupp began a week latersuicide on 22 November 1902. In a speech at the burial of Krupp german kingWilhelm II attacked the socialdemocratic politicians, that they lied over thesexual orientation of Krupp. [Willi Boelcke , "Krupp und die Hohenzollern in Dokumenten 1850-1918". Frankfurt 1970. pages 158-162]Literature
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Carlo Knight : "Die Capri-Utopie von Krupp - L'utopia caprese di Krupp". 2002,Capri , [http://www.laconchigliacapri.com/ La Conchiglia Edizioni] .
*Julius Meisbach : "Friedrich Alfred Krupp - wie er lebte und starb". around 1903, Cologne, Verlag K.A.Stauff & Cie.
* A. Sper: "Capri und die Homosexuellen: eine psychologische Studie", 1903, Berlin, Orania Verlag.
*Tito Fiorani : "Le dimore del mito", La Conchiglia, Capri 1996, pages 99-106.
*Edwin Cerio : "CAPRI - Ein kleines Welttheater im Mittelmeer", 1954, Munich, pages 135-143.
*Humbert Kesel : "Capri. Biographie einer Insel". Prestel Verlag, Munich 1971, pages 264-268, ISBN 3-7913-0007-5.References
External links
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* [http://www.thyssenkrupp.de/de/konzern/geschichte_grfam_k3.html "Informations to Friedrich Alfred Krupp"] .
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