Anton Philips

Anton Philips
(photo by Franz Ziegler)
Born
Anton Frederik Philips

(1874-03-14)14 March 1874
Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands
Died7 October 1951(1951-10-07) (aged 77)
Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Known forFounding Royal Philips Electronics N.V.
SpouseAnne Henriëtte Elisabeth Maria de Jongh
Children3 (including Frits Philips)
Parent(s)Frederik Philips (1830–1900)
Maria Heyligers (1836–1921)
RelativesGerard Philips (1858–1942) (brother)
Lion Philips (grandfather)
Karl Marx (uncle)

Anton Frederik Philips (14 March 1874 – 7 October 1951) was a Dutch businessman. He is one of the co-founders of the Royal Philips Electronics N.V. in 1912 with his older brother Gerard Philips in Eindhoven, Netherlands. His father and Gerard had founded the Philips Company in 1891 as a family business while Anton served as chief executive officer from 1922 to 1939.

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