Gerard Philips, 1902. Franz von Pöppinghausen / Leiden University Libraries, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Gerard Philips, 1902. Franz von Pöppinghausen / Leiden University Libraries, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Gerard Philips

Engineer and co-founder of Philips, who established the Dutch lamp manufacturer that developed into a major international electronics company.

Biographical Information
Known forFounder , Engineer, Entrepreneur
BornOctober 9, 1858
DiedJanuary 26, 1942

Biography

Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips trained as an engineer and founded Philips & Co. with his father Frederik in Eindhoven in 1891. Gerard concentrated on technology and manufacturing as the young company improved electric incandescent lamps and established its own industrial research capability.

Philips grew far beyond lighting into radio, television, recording, components and professional electronics. That breadth later supported the company’s P2000 computers and its major role in bringing the MSX standard to European homes, schools and small businesses.

Gerard Philips, 1902. Franz von Pöppinghausen / Leiden University Libraries, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Gerard Philips, 1902. Franz von Pöppinghausen / Leiden University Libraries, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Companies

Philips

Founder , Engineer · 1891–1922

References

  1. Philips company history
    Philips · Corporate history
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