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Gerard Philips

1858 - 1942

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerard Philips has received more than 410,310 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerard Philips is the 307th most popular businessperson, the 449th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 4th most popular Dutch Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Gerard Philips ranks 307 out of 847. Before him are Marc Rich, Paul Castellano, Ida Straus, Edward Cave, François Coty, and Daniel Peter. After him are Stefan Persson, Alfred Edwards, Amadeo Giannini, Bertha Krupp, Alice Walton, and Johanna Quandt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Gerard Philips ranks 76. Before him are P. J. Kennedy, Bipin Chandra Pal, Petar Bojović, Mikimoto Kōkichi, Eduard von Toll, and Stjepan Sarkotić. After him are Hans Rott, Anthon van Rappard, Dhondo Keshav Karve, Cipriano Castro, Maximilian Njegovan, and Sébastien Faure. Among people deceased in 1942, Gerard Philips ranks 103. Before him are Emma Calvé, Ahatanhel Krymsky, Lidia Zamenhof, Eusebio Ayala, Adolf Hühnlein, and Kiyoura Keigo. After him are Aurel Stodola, Heinrich Vogeler, Epitácio Pessoa, Olga Benário Prestes, Joseph Schmidt, and Léon Daudet.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerard Philips ranks 449 out of 1,646. Before him are Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern (1625), Dick Nanninga (1949), Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831), Dirk I, Count of Holland (875), Johannes Kleiman (1896), and Nicolaes Witsen (1641). After him are Princess Marie of the Netherlands (1841), Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734), Menno van Coehoorn (1641), Jan Luyken (1649), Eduard van Beinum (1900), and Frans Brüggen (1934).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Netherlands

Among businesspeople born in Netherlands, Gerard Philips ranks 4. Before him are Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1870), Colonel Tom Parker (1909), and Frits Philips (1905). After him are Ton Roosendaal (1960).

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