Difference between revisions of "Franciscus Otten"

Franciscus Otten
Franciscus Otten ; (businessman);
Born	31 December 1895; Berlin, Germany
Died	4 January 1969 (Age 73); Valkenswaard
Spouse	Anna Elisabeth Cornelia Philips

Latest revision as of 19:13, 3 December 2023

Not to be confused with Frans Otten

Pieter Franciscus Sylvester "Frans" Otten

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
1948 Hague Congress	7 May 1948	11 May 1948	The Hague Netherlands	Landmark conference which had a profound influence on the shape of the European Movement. Many of the groups organizing the conference received covert funding from the CIA.

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 |death_place=Valkenswaard
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-}}'''Pieter Franciscus Sylvester "Frans" Otten'''
+}}''Not to be confused with [[Frans Otten]]''
-==Career==
+'''Pieter Franciscus Sylvester "Frans" Otten'''
-He was a grandson of [[Philips]] founder [[Anton Philips]]. He was director of Philips until 1990.
-==Other activities==
-He attended [[Le Cercle]] in Bonn in [[1983]] and in Washington in 1985. Dutch historian, [[Gerard Aalders]] has charged that Frans Otten was involved in the [[arms dealing]] of [[Prince Bernhard]].<ref>http://www.perrypierik.com/2010/11/25/bernhard-prince-of-the-netherlands-1911%E2%80%932004-was-involved-in-arms-trade-and-military-plans-to-take-over-indonesia-says-dutch-historian-gerard-aalders/</ref>
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Franciscus Otten (businessman)

Born	31 December 1895 Berlin, Germany
Died	4 January 1969 (Age 73) Valkenswaard
Spouse	Anna Elisabeth Cornelia Philips