Krupp
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Krupp. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
kroop, a German family of iron workers. Friedrich Krupp, the founder of the family, built up a small forge at Essen, Prussia, employing three men. He was a man of character and ingenuity. His son Alfred came into control of the works in 1848. He was the first in Germany to introduce the Bessemer steel process and the steam hammer. He made a fortune in the manufacture of iron for bridges, steel rails, cannon, and other heavy work. He built up an establishment employing 20,000 men. Friedrich Alfred Krupp, his son, who died in 1902, continued the work and became the wealthiest man in the German empire . He was the Andrew Carnegie of Germany. The firm is celebrated especially for the strength and accuracy of its cannon. The siege guns used at the siege of Paris in 1870-71 were Krupps. Rifles, car wheels, and armor plate are also specialties. The Krupps were true captains of industry. They coverted Essen from a village into a city. Their works, among the greatest in the world, cover 150 acres. The firm has bought up coal mines and iron mines. A shipyard at Kiel and engine shops at Berlin, as well as other iron works, have increased the facilities of the firm. A fleet of Krupp ships is used to carry material and place goods on the market. Essen, still the headquarters, is a modern town. Under the direct management of the firm, neatness and thrift are apparent everywhere. The younger Krupp built over 5,000 cottages, surrounding each by a garden and leasing on the most reasonable terms. He also established a hospital and an orphan asylum. By arrangement with the government, a fund, withheld partly from wages and drawn partly from the firm, is set aside for sickness and old age. An industrious, honest workman may rest assured that he and his will never lack a roof or want for the common comforts of life. Krupp wages have risen steadily from 32 cents a day in 1853 to $1.09 in 1903. James Watt. European Inventors Sir Henry Bessemer. European Inventors George Stephenson. European Inventors Alfred Krupp. European Inventors Sir Richard Arkwright. European Inventors Nicolas Leblanc. European Inventors
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
ALFRED, a German metal founder and steel gun manufacturer; born in Essen, Prussia, in 1812. His father founded the manufactory. The manufactory had grown to large proportions before the elder Krupp's son, Alfred, discovered the method of casting steel in very large masses. His fame was made by the production of the enormous steel siege guns with which the Germans did such terrible execution when they invested Paris. Krupp made his first cannon in 1846. In 1864 he declined to accept the letters of nobility offered to him by the King of Prussia. He was one of the wealthiest men in Germany, and did much for the welfare of his numerous employes. Some of Krupp's processes in the manufacture of steel and the making of cannon were very carefully kept from the knowledge of the outside world. None but employees were admitted to his foundries. The commission appointed by the United States Government to study the question of cannon foundries and armaments tried in vain to get Krupp's permission to enter his works. He died July 1 14, 1887. The Krupp works supplied most of the guns for and during the World War which the Germans used so effectively . Here the great guns , with a range of 75 miles, were made that bombarded Paris.