Krebs

Krebs is the German and Danish word for "crab" and "cancer" (in German, both the zodiac sign and the disease; in Danish the latter is "kræft"). It may refer to:

Places

Krebs Formation, a geologic formation in Missouri
Krebs Group, a geologic group in Oklahoma, preserving fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period
Krebs, Oklahoma, a city in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, nicknamed "Little Italy"
Krebs-see, a lake in Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Mount Krebs, a 1,630 metres rock peak, in the ridge of Lillie Range, near the foothills of the Prince Olav Mountains, Antarctica
Krebs Ridge, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica

People

Abbie E. Krebs-Wilkins (1842–1924), American businesswoman
Albert Krebs (1899–1974), the German Nazi Gauleiter in Hamburg in the time of the Third Reich
Allen Krebs, Marxian economics professor who founded the Free University of New York (FUNY)
Andreas Samuel Krebs (1766–1818), Danish-Norwegian army officer
Angelika Krebs (born 1961), German philosopher
Annabell Krebs Culverwell (1902–1998), AnnaBell took the name Columba when signing her paintings and writings,
Arthur Constantin Krebs (1850–1935), French officer and pioneer in automotive engineering
Beatrice Krebs (1924–2011), American operatic mezzo-soprano, musical theatre actress, and voice teacher
Bernt Krebs, German scientist
Brian Krebs (born 1972), American computer security journalist
Carl Immanuel Krebs (1889–1971), Danish doctor, humanitarianist and explorer, third child of Johanne Margrethe Busch
Charles Joseph Krebs FRSC FAA FRZS (born 1936), professor emeritus of population ecology
Chris Krebs, US attorney and former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Christopher B. Krebs, Associate Professor of Classics at Stanford University
Diether Krebs (1947–2000), German actor
Edward H. Krebs (born 1944), former Pennsylvania legislator
Edwin G. Krebs (1918–2009), biochemist
Elizabeth Krebs (1848-1931), American gardener, promoter of Halloween parades
Emil Krebs (1867–1930), German polyglot and sinologist
Ernst Krebs (wrestler) (born 1914, date of death unknown), Swiss wrestler
Ernst T. Krebs (1912–1996), American chemist and promoter of purported alternative cures for cancer
Ervin Krebs (1909.1972), Hungarian coxswain
Florian Krebs (born 1988), German footballer
Francis Krebs (born 1946), American Bishop of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion who is currently serving as Presiding Bishop.
Friedrich Krebs (died 1493), an early German organ builder
Friedrich Krebs (mayor), the mayor of Frankfurt, Germany from 1933 to 1945
Gaëtan Krebs (born 1985), French football midfielder
Gene Krebs, member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2000
Georg Ludwig Engelhard Krebs (1792–1844), German apothecary and natural history collector
George Krebs (1872–1939), American football player and coach
Germaine Émilie Krebs (1903–1993), fashion designer
Hans Krebs (Wehrmacht general) (1898–1945), German general
Hans Adolf Krebs (1900–1981), biochemist (Krebs cycle / citric acid cycle)
Hans Krebs (SS general) (1888–1947), Moravian-born Nazi SS Brigadeführer executed for war crimes
Henrik J. Krebs (1847–1929), Danish-born American immigrant and founder of the Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company
Helmut Krebs (1913–2007), German tenor
Henrik J. Krebs (1847–1929), Danish-born American industrialist
Hermano Krebs, Fellow of the IEEE in 2014, for studies on rehabilitation robotics and neuro-rehabilitation
Jacob Krebs (1782–1847), American politician, Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Jim Krebs (1935–1965), American basketball player
Joe Krebs (1943–2021), American television news reporter
Johann Baptist Krebs (1774–1851), German opera singer and director, vocal pedagogue, Freemason and esoteric writer
Johann Jacob Friedrich Krebs (c.1749–1815), American fraktur artist
Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780), German composer, student of J.S. Bach
Johann Tobias Krebs (1690–1762), composer, father of J. L.
Johann Tobias Krebs (literary scholar) (1718–1782), scholar of classical and Hebrew literature
Johanne Cathrine Krebs (1848–1924), Danish painter and women's rights activist
John Hans Krebs (1926–2014), German-born California politician
John Krebs, Baron Krebs (born 1945), scientist and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford
John Krebs (racing driver) (1950–2023), American professional stock car racing driver
John Michael Krebs (1804–1867), Presbyterian clergyman of the United States
Karin Krebs (née Burneleit, born 1943) East German former middle-distance runner
Mitch Krebs, American television anchor
Martha Krebs, theoretical physicist
Martin Krebs (born 1956), German prelate and diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1991
Nathalie Krebs (1895–1978), Danish potter
Nicholas of Cusa, birth name Nicholas Krebs (1401–1464), cardinal, philosopher, jurist, mathematician and astronomer
Nina Krebs Ovesen (born 1996), Danish professional racing cyclist
Otto Krebs (1873–1941), German industrialist and art collector
Paul Joseph Krebs (1912–1996), American Democratic Party politician
Paula Krebs, the Executive Director of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA)
Pete Krebs, American musician, member of the punk-pop band Hazel
Peyton Krebs (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
Pierre Krebs, the German founder of Thule-Seminar, an extreme-right nationalist organization with strong Neopaganist roots
Poul Krebs (born 1956), Danish pop / rock singer, songwriter and musician
Rahel Krebs, aka Jaël Malli (born 1979), Swiss frontwoman and lead singer of the band Lunik (1998–2013)
Richard Krebs (1906–1996), German athlete
Ricardo Krebs Wilckens (1918–2011), German Chilean historian
Richard Julius Hermann Krebs, known as Jan Valtin, spy
Rick Krebs (born 1949), role-playing game and simulation game designer
Robert Krebs, railroad company president
Rockne Krebs (1938–2011), American artist and sculptor
Sándor Krebs (1926–2007), Hungarian sports shooter
Shantel Krebs (born 1973), American businesswoman and former South Dakota Secretary of State
Sharon Krebs (1937-2008), political activist and member of the Weather Underground
Stanley LeFevre Krebs (1864–1935), American psychologist and salesmanship lecturer
Susan W. Krebs (born 1959), Maryland politician
Thomas L. Krebs, American securities and finance attorney
Torsten Krebs (born 1973), German sport shooter
Valdis Krebs, American-Latvian researcher and consultant in the field of social and organizational network analysis
Werner G. Krebs, American data scientist

Fictional people

Karl Krebs, character in Robert Harris' alternate history Fatherland
Maynard G. Krebs, television sitcom character (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis)
Main character of Ernest Hemingway's story "Soldier's Home"
Krauser Krebs in Back at the Barnyard

Organizations

Krebs Commercial Car Company, a motor company and military trucks manufacturer, active from 1917 to 1939 in Clyde, Ohio
Germaine Emilie Krebs (or Grès), French haute couture fashion house
Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company, a manufacturer of lithopone and titanium dioxide founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebs
Krebs School, a private school located in Stockholmsgade in Copenhagen, Denmark

Other uses

Krebs's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii), a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae
Krebs cycle, a biochemical system important for the metabolism of sugars and fats
Krebs–Henseleit solution, developed by Hans Krebs and Kurt Henseleit
Krebs, was an armed German trawler that was sunk in 1941 in Operation Claymore
Sir Hans Krebs Lecture and Medal, annually award by the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)

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People

Fictional people

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Other uses

See also