Frits Philips
 Frits Philips    (businessman) | |
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| Born | Frederik Jacques Philips 16 April 1905 Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Died | 5 December 2005 (Age 100) Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Alma mater | Delft University of Technology |
| Religion | protestant, Moral Re-Armament |
| Parents | • Anton Philips • Anna de Jongh |
| Spouse | Sylvia van Lennep |
| Member of | The 1001 Club |
Dutch Bilderberger businessman. Philips family member and chairman of Philips. Helped finance the anti-communist/socialist Interdoc network and conspired with other businessmen to buy up major newspapers considered to friendly to the left.
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Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips was the fourth chairman of the board of directors of the Dutch electronics company Philips, which his uncle and father founded. He attended the 1973 Bilderberg meeting. He was a member of the 1001 Club.
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Background
Frits Philips was born in the city of Eindhoven in the south of the Netherlands. The second child, he was the only son of Anton Philips and his wife Anne Henriëtte Elisabeth Maria de Jongh. His father was of Dutch Jewish origin, as well as the co-founder when in 1912 they incorporated the family business. Frits had an older sister named Annetje and a younger sister named Jettie. Their grandfather Frederik Philips was a first cousin of Karl Marx.
Education
In 1923, Philips started his studies at the Delft University of Technology; he received an engineer's degree in mechanical engineering in 1929. He was introduced to the Oxford Group in 1934, the Christian movement that was the forerunner of Moral Re-Armament (MRA) and Initiatives of Change (IofC).
Marriage and family
The Oxford Group was a lifelong source of inspiration to him and his wife. On 4 July 1929 in The Hague, he married Sylvia, Jonkvrouw van Lennep (The Hague, 16 December 1905 – Eindhoven, 29 August 1992). The couple had seven children.
Career
On 18 October 1935, Frits Philips was appointed vice-director and a member of the board of Philips.
Learning of the expected occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany in World War II in 1940, his father Anton Philips, young nephew Frans Otten, and other Philips family members escaped from the Netherlands and fled to the United States, taking company capital with them. Frits Philips stayed in the Netherlands. Together they managed to keep the company alive during the war.
From 30 May until 20 September 1943, Philips was held in the concentration camp Vught because of a strike at the Philips factory. During the Occupation, Philips saved the lives of 382 Jews by convincing the Nazis that they were indispensable for the production process at Philips. In 1996, he was recognized by Yad Vashem as among the Righteous Among the Nations for his actions.[1]
In 1961, Philips succeeded Frans Otten as president of the company. He had this position for 10 years; in 1971 he was succeeded by Henk van Riemsdijk.
Frits Philips was very popular in Eindhoven. At the age of 100, on 5 December 2005, Philips died from complications resulting from a fall in November. A large part of the great art collection famously collected by him and his wife was auctioned off on December the 4th and 5th 2006 by Sotheby's.[2]
Interdoc
Joël van der Reijden writes that "Frits Philips helped finance the anti-communist/socialist Interdoc network and is known to have conspired with other businessmen to buy up major newspapers considered to friendly to the left. His company has been represented in Le Cercle."[3]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1973 | 11 May 1973 | 13 May 1973 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The meeting at which the 1973 oil crisis appears to have been planned. |
References
- ↑ "Frits Philips celebrates 100th birthday", Philips Company, 2005
- ↑ files.shareholder.com
- ↑ https://isgp-studies.com/1001
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