Karl Kraus may refer to: Karl Kraus (writer) (1874–1936), Austrian writer and journalist. Karl Kraus (physicist) (1938–1988), German theoretical physicist. See also. Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781–1832), German philosopher. Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (1797–1868), German anatomist. Karl Wilhelm Krause (1911–2001), Waffen-SS officer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Kraus