Anton Philips

Anton Frederik Philips 14 March 1874 – 7 October 1951 co-founded Royal Philips Electronics N.V. in 1912 with his older brother Gerard Philips in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. His father together with Gerard had founded the Philips organization in 1891 as a rank business. Anton Philips served as CEO of the organization from 1922 to 1939.

Early life as well as education

Born to a Dutch brand of banker at Zaltbommel in the Netherlands he was also a first cousin to Karl Marx. Anton had an elder brother named Gerard Philips.