Antonius Johannes Jurgens
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Antonius Johannes Jurgens (Oss
8 February 1867 – Torquay
(UK) 12 March 1945) was the grandson of Antoon Jurgens
and Joanna Lemmens . His grandfather was the founder of butter (1867) and the first world margarine factories (1871) in Oss, The Netherlands. Antonius Johannes Jurgens was one of the main European margarine
and soap
manufacturers in the early twentieth century. Anton Jurgens as he was called started in the late eighteen hundreds also a Margarine
factory in Germany
and in Belgium
. Although initially in fierce competition with another manufacturer from Oss
in the Netherlands, Samuel van den Bergh
, both competitors joined up in 1927 to form the Margarine Unie
, which would merge in 1930 with William Hesketh Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme of Lever Brothers
to form Unilever
.
Antonius Johannes Jurgens was also a Dutch politician. Eric Jurgens, a family member, is at present a politician in the Netherlands.
See "Jurgens Generaties in Beweging" by M.A.J.Jurgens and drs. F.J.M. van de Ven, Volume I and II; Nederlands's Patriciaat Ao 1999, 82e Edition.
Oss
Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :...
8 February 1867 – Torquay
Torquay
Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...
(UK) 12 March 1945) was the grandson of Antoon Jurgens
Antoon Jurgens
Antoon Jurgens, born in Oss, the Netherlands in 1805, was the son of Wilhelmus Jurgens and Henrica van Valkenburg. He died there in 1880 and was a Dutch Merchant and Industrialist....
and Joanna Lemmens . His grandfather was the founder of butter (1867) and the first world margarine factories (1871) in Oss, The Netherlands. Antonius Johannes Jurgens was one of the main European margarine
Margarine
Margarine , as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of butter substitutes, typically composed of vegetable oils. In many parts of the world, the market share of margarine and spreads has overtaken that of butter...
and soap
Soap
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manufacturers in the early twentieth century. Anton Jurgens as he was called started in the late eighteen hundreds also a Margarine
Margarine
Margarine , as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of butter substitutes, typically composed of vegetable oils. In many parts of the world, the market share of margarine and spreads has overtaken that of butter...
factory in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Although initially in fierce competition with another manufacturer from Oss
Oss
Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :...
in the Netherlands, Samuel van den Bergh
Samuel van den Bergh
Samuel van den Bergh was one of the main European margarine and soap manufacturers in the early 20th century....
, both competitors joined up in 1927 to form the Margarine Unie
Margarine Unie
The Dutch company Naamlooze Vennootschap Margarine Unie grew in the 1920s through mergers of several margarine companies, among which Centra and Schicht and above all the companies of Antonius Johannes Jurgens and Samuel van den Bergh...
, which would merge in 1930 with William Hesketh Lever, 2nd Viscount Leverhulme of Lever Brothers
Lever Brothers
Lever Brothers was a British manufacturer founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever and his brother, James Darcy Lever . The brothers had invested in and promoted a new soap making process invented by chemist William Hough Watson, it was a huge success...
to form Unilever
Unilever
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
.
Antonius Johannes Jurgens was also a Dutch politician. Eric Jurgens, a family member, is at present a politician in the Netherlands.
See "Jurgens Generaties in Beweging" by M.A.J.Jurgens and drs. F.J.M. van de Ven, Volume I and II; Nederlands's Patriciaat Ao 1999, 82e Edition.
External links
- Jurgens (Hzn.), Antonius Johannes (1867-1945) at www.inghist.nl