Frits Philips, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frits Philips

Dutch entrepreneur

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1905

Place of Birth: Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Date of Death: 05-Dec-2005

Profession: engineer, entrepreneur, resistance fighter, art collector

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips (16 April 1905 – 5 December 2005) was the fourth chairman of the board of directors of the Dutch electronics company Philips, which his uncle and father founded.
For his actions in saving 382 Jews during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, he was recognized in 1996 by Yad Vashem as a Righteous Among the Nations.