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{{short description|Dutch industrialist (1874–1951)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Anton Philips
| name = Anton Philips
| image = Anton philips.jpg
| image = Anton philips.jpg
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| caption = (photo by Franz Ziegler)
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| birth_name = Anton Frederik Philips
| birth_name = Anton Frederik Philips
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| spouse = Anne Henriëtte Elisabeth Maria de Jongh
| spouse = Anne Henriëtte Elisabeth Maria de Jongh
| children = 3 (including [[Frits Philips]])
| children = 3 (including [[Frits Philips]])
| parents = Frederik Philips (1830–1900)<br/>Maria Heyligers (1836–1921)
| parents = [[Frederik Philips]] (1830–1900)<br/>Maria Heyligers (1836–1921)
| relations = [[Gerard Philips]] (1858–1942) (brother)<br/>[[Lion Philips]] (grandfather)<br/>[[Karl Marx]] (first cousin once removed)
| relations = [[Gerard Philips]] (1858–1942) (brother)<br/>[[Lion Philips]] (grandfather)<br/>[[Karl Marx]] (uncle)
}}
}}


'''Anton Frederik Philips''' (14 March 1874<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bouman |first1=Pieter Jan |title=Anton Philips of Eindhoven |date=1958 |publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson |page=18 |url=https://books.google.se/books?id=GAIxAAAAIAAJ |accessdate=2 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> – 7 October 1951) co-founded Royal [[Philips]] Electronics N.V. in 1912 with his older brother [[Gerard Philips]] in [[Eindhoven]], the [[Netherlands]]. His father and Gerard had founded the Philips Company in 1891 as a family business. Anton Philips served as CEO of the company from 1922 to 1939.
'''Anton Frederik Philips''' (14 March 1874<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bouman |first1=Pieter Jan |title=Anton Philips of Eindhoven |date=1958 |publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson |page=18 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GAIxAAAAIAAJ|language=en}}</ref> – 7 October 1951) co-founded Royal [[Philips]] Electronics N.V. in 1912 with his older brother [[Gerard Philips]] in [[Eindhoven]], the [[Netherlands]]. His father and Gerard had founded the Philips Company in 1891 as a family business. Anton Philips served as CEO of the company from 1922 to 1939.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Born to a Dutch family of Jewish heritage, Anton was the second son to Maria Heyligers (1836 &ndash; 1921) and Benjamin Frederik David Philips (1 December 1830 &ndash; 12 June 1900). His father was active in the tobacco business and a [[banker]] at [[Zaltbommel]] in the [[Netherlands]] (he was also a first cousin to [[Karl Marx]]). Anton had an elder brother named Gerard Philips.
Born to a Dutch family of [[Jewish]] heritage, Anton was the second son to Maria Heyligers (1836 &ndash; 1921) and Benjamin Frederik David Philips (1 December 1830 &ndash; 12 June 1900). His father was active in the tobacco business and a [[banker]] at [[Zaltbommel]] in the [[Netherlands]] (he was also a first cousin to [[Karl Marx]]). Anton had an elder brother named Gerard Philips.
{{see also|Philips (family)}}
{{see also|Philips (family)}}

==Career==
==Career==
In May 1891 the father Frederik was the financier and, with his son [[Gerard Philips]], co-founder of the Philips Company as a family business. In 1912 Anton joined the firm, which they renamed Philips Gloeilampenfabriek N.V. (Philips Lightbulbfactory NV)
In May 1891 the father Frederik was the financier and, with his son [[Gerard Philips]], co-founder of the Philips Company as a family business. In 1912 Anton joined the firm, which they renamed Philips Gloeilampenfabriek N.V. (Philips Lightbulbfactory NV)


During [[World War I]], Anton Philips managed to increase [[sales]] by taking advantage of a [[boycott]] of German goods in several countries. He provided the markets with alternative products.
During [[World War I]], Anton Philips managed to increase [[sales]] by taking advantage of a [[boycott]] of German goods in several countries. He provided the markets with alternative products.


Anton (and his brother Gerard) are remembered as being civic-minded. In Eindhoven they supported education and social programs and facilities, such as the [[PSV Eindhoven|football department]] of the Philips Sports Association, which is the best known.
Anton (and his brother Gerard) are remembered as being civic-minded. In Eindhoven they supported education and social programmes and facilities, such as the [[PSV Eindhoven|football department]] of the Philips Sports Association, which is the best known. From it the professional football department developed into the independent [[PSV Eindhoven|Philips Sport Vereniging N.V.]] (PSV Eindhoven).


Anton Philips brought his son [[Frits Philips]] and son-in-law [[Frans Otten]] into the company in their times. Anton, Otten and other family members escaped the Netherlands just before the [[Nazi Occupation]] during [[World War II]]. They went to the United States and returned after the war.
Anton Philips brought his son [[Frits Philips]] and son-in-law [[Frans Otten]] into the company in their times. Anton, Otten and other family members escaped the Netherlands just before the [[Nazi Occupation]] during [[World War II]]. They went to the United States and returned after the war.


Frits Philips chose to stay and manage the company during the occupation. He was imprisoned for several months at the concentration camp of [[Vught]] after his workers went on strike, and he survived. He saved the lives of 382 Jews by claiming them as indispensable to his factory, and enabled them to evade Nazi roundups and deportation to concentration camps. He was honoured with the title [[Righteous Among the Nations]] by the [[Israel|State of Israel]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/family.html?language=en&itemId=4043449|title=World Holocaust Remembrance Center|website=Yad Vashem|accessdate=26 June 2019}}</ref>
[[Frits Philips]] chose to stay and manage the company during the occupation. He was imprisoned for several months at the concentration camp of [[Vught]] after his workers went on strike, and he survived. He saved the lives of 382 Jews by claiming them as indispensable to his factory, and enabled them to evade Nazi roundups and deportation to concentration camps. He was honoured with the title [[Righteous Among the Nations]] by the [[Israel|State of Israel]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/family.html?language=en&itemId=4043449|title=World Holocaust Remembrance Center|website=Yad Vashem|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>

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Anton Philips died in Eindhoven in 1951. He was awarded [[Order of Saint Sava]] and other decorations.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Acović|first=Dragomir|title=Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima|year=2012|location=Belgrade|publisher=Službeni Glasnik|pages=645}}</ref>


A lovely museum dedicated to his life can be found in the city of Eindhoven, located in The Netherlands. The museum meticulously recreates their initial factory and incredible journey.
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Anton Philips died in Eindhoven in 1951. He was awarded [[Order of Saint Sava]] and other decorations.<ref>{{Cite book|ref=harv|last=Acović|first=Dragomir|title=Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima|year=2012|location=Belgrade|publisher=Službeni Glasnik|pages=645}}</ref>


==Marriage and family==
==Marriage and family==
Philips married Anne Henriëtte Elisabeth Maria de Jongh ([[Amersfoort]], 30 May 1878 &ndash; [[Eindhoven]], 7 March 1970). They had the following children:
Philips married Anne Henriëtte Elisabeth Maria de Jongh ([[Amersfoort]], 30 May 1878 &ndash; [[Eindhoven]], 7 March 1970). They had the following children:
* Anna Elisabeth Cornelia Philips (19 June 1899 – 4 April 1996), married in 1925 to Pieter Franciscus Sylvester Otten (1895 &ndash; 1969), and had Diek and Franz Otten (b. c. 1928 – d. 1967); Franz became a manager in his grandfather's company [[Philips]].
* Anna Elisabeth Cornelia Philips (19 June 1899 – 4 April 1996), married in 1925 to [[Frans Otten|Pieter Franciscus Sylvester Otten]] (1895 &ndash; 1969), and had Diek and Franz Otten (b. c. 1928 – d. 1967); Franz became a manager in his grandfather's company [[Philips]].
* [[Frits Philips|Frederik Jacques Philips]] (1905–2005)
* [[Frits Philips|Frederik Jacques Philips]] (1905–2005)
* Henriëtte Anna Philips ([[Eindhoven]], 26 October 1906 &ndash; 2007), married firstly to A. Knappert (d. 1932), without issue. Married secondly to Jonkheer G. Sandberg (d. 5 September 1935), without issue. Married thirdly in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], on 29 September 1938 to Jonkheer Hendrik Abraham Cornelis (Henk) van Riemsdijk ([[Aerdenhout]], 10 January 1911 &ndash; [[Eindhoven]], 8 November 2005). They had the following children:
* Henriëtte Anna Philips ([[Eindhoven]], 26 October 1906 &ndash; 2007), married firstly to A. Knappert (d. 1932), without issue. Married secondly to Jonkheer G. Sandberg (d. 5 September 1935), without issue. Married thirdly in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], on 29 September 1938 to {{ill|Henk van Riemsdijk (businessman)|nl|Henk van Riemsdijk|lt=Jonkheer Hendrik Abraham Cornelis (Henk) van Riemsdijk}} ([[Aerdenhout]], 10 January 1911 &ndash; [[Eindhoven]], 8 November 2005). They had the following children:
** Jonkvrouw ... van Riemsdijk (b. [[Waalre]], 2 October 1939), married at [[Waalre]] on 17 February 1968 to Johannes Jasper Tuijt (b. [[Atjeh]], [[Koeta Radja]], 10 March 1930), son of Jacobus Tuijt and wife Hedwig Jager, without issue
** Jonkvrouw Anne Henriëtte van Riemsdijk (b. [[Waalre]], 2 October 1939), married at [[Waalre]] on 17 February 1968 to Johannes Jasper Tuijt (b. [[Atjeh]], [[Koeta Radja]], 10 March 1930), son of Jacobus Tuijt and wife Hedwig Jager, without issue
** Jonkvrouw ... van Riemsdijk (b. [[Waalre]], 3 April 1946), married firstly at [[Calvados (department)|Calvados]], [[Falaise, Calvados|Falaise]], on 6 June 1974 to Martinus Jan Petrus Vermooten ([[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], 16 September 1939 &ndash; [[Falaise, Calvados|Falaise]], 29 August 1978), without issue. Married secondly in [[Paris]] on 12 December 1981 to Jean Yves Louis Bedos ([[Calvados (department)|Calvados]], [[Rémy]], 9 January 1947 &ndash; [[Calvados (department)|Calvados]], [[Lisieux]], 5 October 1982), without issue. Married thirdly at [[Manche]], [[Sartilly]], on 21 September 1985 to Arnaud Evain (b. [[Ardennes]], [[Sedan, France|Sedan]], 7 July 1952).
** Jonkvrouw Henriëtte Adriënne Leopoldine van Riemsdijk (b. [[Waalre]], 3 April 1946), married firstly at [[Calvados (department)|Calvados]], [[Falaise, Calvados|Falaise]], on 6 June 1974 to Martinus Jan Petrus Vermooten ([[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], 16 September 1939 &ndash; [[Falaise, Calvados|Falaise]], 29 August 1978), without issue. Married secondly in [[Paris]] on 12 December 1981 to Jean Yves Louis Bedos ([[Calvados (department)|Calvados]], [[Saint-Rémy, Calvados|Rémy]], 9 January 1947 &ndash; [[Calvados (department)|Calvados]], [[Lisieux]], 5 October 1982), without issue. Married thirdly at [[Manche]], [[Sartilly]], on 21 September 1985 to Arnaud Evain (b. [[Ardennes (department)|Ardennes]], [[Sedan, France|Sedan]], 7 July 1952).
** Jonkvrouw ... van Riemsdijk (b. [[Waalre]], 4 September 1948), married at [[Waalre]], 28 October 1972 to Elie Johan François van Dissel (b. [[Eindhoven]], 9 October 1948), without issue.
** Jonkvrouw Margarete Juliana Cornélie van Riemsdijk (b. [[Waalre]], 4 September 1948), married at [[Waalre]], 28 October 1972 to Elie Johan François van Dissel (b. [[Eindhoven]], 9 October 1948), without issue.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 01:41, 8 April 2024

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
NationalityDutch
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[1] – 7 October 1951) co-founded Royal Philips Electronics N.V. in 1912 with his older brother Gerard Philips in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. His father and Gerard had founded the Philips Company in 1891 as a family business. Anton Philips served as CEO of the company from 1922 to 1939.

Early life and education

[edit]

Born to a Dutch family of Jewish heritage, Anton was the second son to Maria Heyligers (1836 – 1921) and Benjamin Frederik David Philips (1 December 1830 – 12 June 1900). His father was active in the tobacco business and a banker at Zaltbommel in the Netherlands (he was also a first cousin to Karl Marx). Anton had an elder brother named Gerard Philips.

See also: Philips (family)

Career

[edit]

In May 1891 the father Frederik was the financier and, with his son Gerard Philips, co-founder of the Philips Company as a family business. In 1912 Anton joined the firm, which they renamed Philips Gloeilampenfabriek N.V. (Philips Lightbulbfactory NV)

During World War I, Anton Philips managed to increase sales by taking advantage of a boycott of German goods in several countries. He provided the markets with alternative products.

Anton (and his brother Gerard) are remembered as being civic-minded. In Eindhoven they supported education and social programmes and facilities, such as the football department of the Philips Sports Association, which is the best known. From it the professional football department developed into the independent Philips Sport Vereniging N.V. (PSV Eindhoven).

Anton Philips brought his son Frits Philips and son-in-law Frans Otten into the company in their times. Anton, Otten and other family members escaped the Netherlands just before the Nazi Occupation during World War II. They went to the United States and returned after the war.

Frits Philips chose to stay and manage the company during the occupation. He was imprisoned for several months at the concentration camp of Vught after his workers went on strike, and he survived. He saved the lives of 382 Jews by claiming them as indispensable to his factory, and enabled them to evade Nazi roundups and deportation to concentration camps. He was honoured with the title Righteous Among the Nations by the State of Israel in 1996.[2]

Anton Philips died in Eindhoven in 1951. He was awarded Order of Saint Sava and other decorations.[3]

A lovely museum dedicated to his life can be found in the city of Eindhoven, located in The Netherlands. The museum meticulously recreates their initial factory and incredible journey.

Marriage and family

[edit]

Philips married Anne Henriëtte Elisabeth Maria de Jongh (Amersfoort, 30 May 1878 – Eindhoven, 7 March 1970). They had the following children:

  • Anna Elisabeth Cornelia Philips (19 June 1899 – 4 April 1996), married in 1925 to Pieter Franciscus Sylvester Otten (1895 – 1969), and had Diek and Franz Otten (b. c. 1928 – d. 1967); Franz became a manager in his grandfather's company Philips.
  • Frederik Jacques Philips (1905–2005)
  • Henriëtte Anna Philips (Eindhoven, 26 October 1906 – 2007), married firstly to A. Knappert (d. 1932), without issue. Married secondly to Jonkheer G. Sandberg (d. 5 September 1935), without issue. Married thirdly in New York City, New York, on 29 September 1938 to Jonkheer Hendrik Abraham Cornelis (Henk) van Riemsdijk [nl] (Aerdenhout, 10 January 1911 – Eindhoven, 8 November 2005). They had the following children:
    • Jonkvrouw Anne Henriëtte van Riemsdijk (b. Waalre, 2 October 1939), married at Waalre on 17 February 1968 to Johannes Jasper Tuijt (b. Atjeh, Koeta Radja, 10 March 1930), son of Jacobus Tuijt and wife Hedwig Jager, without issue
    • Jonkvrouw Henriëtte Adriënne Leopoldine van Riemsdijk (b. Waalre, 3 April 1946), married firstly at Calvados, Falaise, on 6 June 1974 to Martinus Jan Petrus Vermooten (Utrecht, 16 September 1939 – Falaise, 29 August 1978), without issue. Married secondly in Paris on 12 December 1981 to Jean Yves Louis Bedos (Calvados, Rémy, 9 January 1947 – Calvados, Lisieux, 5 October 1982), without issue. Married thirdly at Manche, Sartilly, on 21 September 1985 to Arnaud Evain (b. Ardennes, Sedan, 7 July 1952).
    • Jonkvrouw Margarete Juliana Cornélie van Riemsdijk (b. Waalre, 4 September 1948), married at Waalre, 28 October 1972 to Elie Johan François van Dissel (b. Eindhoven, 9 October 1948), without issue.

References

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  1. ^ Bouman, Pieter Jan (1958). Anton Philips of Eindhoven. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 18.
  2. ^ "World Holocaust Remembrance Center". Yad Vashem. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 645.
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