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Koninklijke Philips N.V., commonly known as Philips, is a Dutch multinational health technology company and former major consumer electronics manufacturer. The company was founded in Eindhoven in 1891
Headquarters in Amsterdam, 2026
Gerard Philips (1858–1942), founder
The first Philips factory in Eindhoven, now a public museum, July 2008
A share of the Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken, issued 14 December 1928
Anton Philips
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Anton Frederik Philips 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 a
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…was founded in Eindhoven in 1891 by Gerard Philips and his father Frederik Philips to manufacture incandescent electric lamps. Gerard's younger brother Anton Philips joined the company in 1895 and helped expand its commercial operations. The business was converted into N.V. Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken on 11 September…
(photo by Franz Ziegler)