Gerard Philips, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerard Philips

Dutch businessman

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1858

Place of Birth: Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1942

Profession: businessperson, instrument maker

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips (9 October 1858 – 26 January 1942) was a Dutch industrialist and co-founder, with his father Frederik Philips, of Philips as a family business in 1891.
In 1912, Gerard and his younger brother Anton Philips converted the business to a corporation by founding NV Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken.