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word for " crab" and "

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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 Mount Krebs () is a prominent rock peak, high, surmounting the central part of the main ridge of Lillie Range, north of Mount Daniel, in the foothills of the Prince Olav Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered by the U.S. Ross Ice Shelf Travers ...

, a 1,630 metres rock peak, in the ridge of Lillie Range, near the foothills of the Prince Olav Mountains,

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...

* Krebs Ridge, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica

People

* 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 Arthur Constantin Krebs (16 November 1850 in Vesoul, France – 22 March 1935 in Quimperlé, France) was a French officer and pioneer in automotive engineering. Life Collaborating with Charles Renard, he piloted the first fully controll ...

(1850–1935), French officer and pioneer in automotive engineering *

Beatrice Krebs Beatrice Krebs (March 12, 1924 – February 5, 2011) was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Life and career Born in Cleveland, Krebs made her professional opera debut in 1952 at the New York City Opera (NYCO) as Miss Todd in Gian Carlo Menotti's ...

(1924–2011), American operatic mezzo-soprano, musical theatre actress, and voice teacher *

Bernt Krebs Bernt Krebs (born in Gotha, Germany) is a German scientist. He is conducting research at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Münster. Academic career After his studies in chemistry at the University of Göttingen from 1958 to 1963 and afte ...

, German scientist *

Brian Krebs Brian Krebs (born 1972) is an American journalist and investigative reporter. He is best known for his coverage of profit-seeking cybercriminals.Perlroth, Nicole.Reporting From the Web's Underbelly. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved February 28, ...

(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 *

Emil Krebs Emil Krebs (15 November 1867 in Freiburg in Schlesien – 31 March 1930 in Berlin) was a German polyglot and sinologist. He mastered 69 languages in speech and writing and studied 120 other languages.Cecile und Oskar Vogt Archiv, Düsseldorf ...

(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 Florian Krebs may refer to: * Florian Krebs (footballer, born 1988) * Florian Krebs (footballer, born 1999) {{hndis, Krebs, Florian ...

(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) Friedrich Krebs was a German lawyer and mayor of Frankfurt during Nazi rule. In March 1933, Krebs, a fervent anti-Semite and member of the Nazi Party, ousted the previous mayor, Ludwig Landmann, who was Jewish. Within two weeks Krebs fired all Je ...

, the mayor of Frankfurt, Germany from 1933 to 1945 * Gaëtan Krebs (born 1985), French football midfielder *

Gene Krebs Eugene "Gene" Krebs was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2000. His district consisted of a portion of Butler County, Ohio. He was succeeded by Shawn Webster. Krebs was also County Commissioner of Pleble County, Ohio ...

, member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2000 * Georg Ludwig Engelhard Krebs (1792–1844), German apothecary and natural history collector *

George Krebs George R. Krebs (March 5, 1872 – May 8, 1939) was an American football player and coach. He served as the fifth head football coach at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for the 1897 season, in which ...

(1872–1939), American football player and coach * Germaine Émilie Krebs (1903–1993), fashion designer *

Hans Krebs (Wehrmacht general) Hans Krebs (4 March 1898 – 2 May 1945) was a German Army general of infantry who served during World War II. A career soldier, he served in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht. He served as the last Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando des He ...

(1898–1945), German general *

Hans Adolf Krebs Sir Hans Adolf Krebs, FRS (, ; 25 August 1900 – 22 November 1981) was a German-born British biologist, physician and biochemist. He was a pioneer scientist in the study of cellular respiration, a biochemical process in living cells that ex ...

(1900–1981), biochemist (''Krebs cycle'' / citric acid cycle) *

Hans Krebs (SS general) Hans Krebs (26 April 1888 – 15 February 1947) was an Ethnic German Nazi Party member and SS-''Brigadeführer'' from Czechoslovakia. Krebs was executed for war crimes by the Czechoslovak government in Prague in 1947. Career Krebs was born i ...

(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 Helmut is a German name. Variants include Hellmut, Helmuth, and Hellmuth. From old German, the first element deriving from either ''heil'' ("healthy") or ''hiltja'' ("battle"), and the second from ''muot'' ("spirit, mind, mood"). Helmut may ref ...

(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 Jacob Krebs (March 13, 1782 – September 26, 1847) was an American politician who served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1826 to 1827. Early life Krebs was born on ...

(1782–1847), American politician, Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives *

Jim Krebs James Krebs (September 8, 1935 – May 6, 1965) was an American basketball player. A 6'8" (2.03 m) power forward/center, he starred for the SMU Mustangs during the mid-1950s and later played with the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA ...

(1935–1965), American basketball player *

Joe Krebs Joe Krebs (March 22, 1943 – April 6, 2021) was an American television news reporter who worked for stations in North Carolina, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., the most recent being WRC-TV. He has been awarded numerous Emmy Awards for his work in ...

(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 Johann Jacob Friedrich Krebs, commonly known as Friedrich Krebs (c. 1749–1815) was an American fraktur artist. He was the most prolific of the Pennsylvania German fraktur artists. Born in Zierenberg, Hesse, Krebs was one of the Hessians who ...

(c.1749–1815), American fraktur artist *

Johann Ludwig Krebs Johann Ludwig Krebs (baptized 12 October 1713 – 1 January 1780) was a German Baroque musician and composer for the pipe organ, harpsichord, other instruments and orchestras. His output also included chamber music, choral works and concertos ...

(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 Johanne Cathrine Krebs (21 April 1848 - 1 April 1924) was a Danish painter and women's rights activist. She was known for her portrait painting. She was active in establishing the women's department of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Bio ...

(1848–1924), Danish painter and women's rights activist *

John Hans Krebs John Hans Krebs (December 17, 1926 – November 10, 2014) was an Israeli-American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district from 1975 to 1979. Early life and education Born in 192 ...

(1926–2014), German-born California politician *

John Krebs, Baron Krebs John Richard Krebs, Baron Krebs, Kt FRS (born 11 April 1945) is an English zoologist researching in the field of behavioural ecology of birds. He was the principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 2005 until 2015."Elliott Coues Award, 1999: Si ...

(born 1945), scientist and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford * John Krebs (racing driver) (born 1950), 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 Mitch Krebs was the co-anchor of the 6:00pm and 10:00pm news at KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota until February 1, 2007. He is married to former South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs (R). Biography Mitch Krebs was born in Fort Dodge, ...

, American television anchor * Martha Krebs, theoretical physicist *

Martin Krebs Martin Krebs (born 2 November 1956) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1991. He has been an archbishop since 2008 when he received the first of several postings as a papal ...

(born 1956), German prelate and diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1991 *

Nathalie Krebs Johanne Nathalie Krebs (August 5, 1895 in Aarhus – January 5, 1978 in Copenhagen) was a Danish potter. She was the sister of the medical doctor and explorer Carl Krebs. Krebs was employed at the Bing & Grøndahl between 1919 and 1929, where she ...

(1895–1978), Danish potter *

Nicholas of Cusa Nicholas of Cusa (1401 – 11 August 1464), also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus (), was a German Catholic cardinal, philosopher, theologian, jurist, mathematician, and astronomer. One of the first German proponents of Re ...

, birth name Nicholas Krebs (1401–1464), cardinal, philosopher, jurist, mathematician and astronomer * Nina Krebs Ovesen (born 1996), Danish professional racing cyclist *

Otto Krebs Josef Karl Paul Otto Krebs (25 March 1873–26 March 1941) was a German industrialist and major collector of late 19th and early 20th century French paintings, particularly those of Paul Cézanne, Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh and Paul Gaugu ...

(1873–1941), German industrialist and art collector * Paul Joseph Krebs (1912–1996), American Democratic Party politician *

Paula Krebs Paula Krebs is the Executive Director of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), the largest organization of scholars of languages and literature in the United States. She was previously a professor of English at Wheaton College. From 20 ...

, the Executive Director of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) * Pierre Krebs, the German founder of Thule-Seminar, an extreme-right nationalist organization with strong Neopaganist roots *

Poul Krebs Poul Krebs (born 28 May 1956 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish pop/rock singer, songwriter and musician. He has released 23 albums and compilations, several topping the Danish Albums Chart. Krebs grew up in Aarhus and was in his youth a talented ...

(born 1956), Danish pop / rock singer, songwriter and musician * Pete Krebs, American musician, member of the punk-pop band Hazel * Peyton Krebs (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey forward * 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 Robert D. Krebs is an American railroad executive who has headed three major United States railroads in succession, leading the Southern Pacific (SP) when it was acquired by Santa Fe Industries, rising to lead the resulting Santa Fe Pacific Corpo ...

, railroad company president *

Rockne Krebs Rockne Krebs (December 24, 1938 – October 10, 2011) was a contemporary American artist and sculptor. Biography Early life Krebs was born on December 24, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1961 an ...

(1938–2011), American artist and sculptor * Sándor Krebs (1926–2007), Hungarian sports shooter *

Shantel Krebs Shantel Swedlund Krebs (born April 28, 1973) is an American businesswoman and former South Dakota Secretary of State. She previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives and South Dakota Senate. Early life and education Shantel ...

(born 1973), American businesswoman and former South Dakota Secretary of Stat * 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

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* Maynard G. Krebs, television sitcom character (''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'') * Main character of

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century f ...

's story " Soldier's Home"

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 Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company was founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebs and was a manufacturer of lithopone and titanium dioxide. History The company was founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebs in Newport, Delaware. After the death of Krebs in 19 ...

, a manufacturer of lithopone and titanium dioxide founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebs *

Krebs School Krebs School is a private school located in Stockholmsgade in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded on 15 August 1872 by Conrad C.P.J. Krebs. Several members of the Danish Royal Family have attended and continue to attend the school, along with othe ...

, 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 The citric acid cycle (CAC)—also known as the Krebs cycle or the TCA cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle)—is a series of chemical reactions to release stored energy through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA derived from carbohydrates, fats, and protein ...

, 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 Operation Claymore was a British commando raid on the Norwegian Lofoten Islands during the Second World War. The Lofoten Islands were an important centre for the production of fish oil and glycerine, used in the German war economy. The landing ...

* Sir Hans Krebs Lecture and Medal, annually award by the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS)

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