Samuel van den Bergh
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Samuel van den Bergh was one of the main European margarine
and soap
manufacturers in the early 20th century.
In 1888 Van den Bergh joined his father Simon van den Bergh
's margarine company, of which he became general director in 1909. Although initially in fierce competition with another manufacturer from Oss
in the Netherlands, Antonius Johannes Jurgens
,who's father Antoon Jurgens
had founded in 1870 in Oss the first margarine factory in the world by buying a French patent. Both competitors joined up in 1927 to form the Margarine Unie
, which would merge in 1930 with Lever Brothers
to form Unilever
.
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
In chemistry, soap is a salt of a fatty acid.IUPAC. "" Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. . Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford . XML on-line corrected version: created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN...
manufacturers in the early 20th century.
In 1888 Van den Bergh joined his father Simon van den Bergh
Simon van den Bergh
Simon van den Bergh was a Dutch businessperson. He founded a margarine factory in the Netherlands that became world-famous....
's margarine company, of which he became general director in 1909. 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, Antonius Johannes Jurgens
Antonius Johannes Jurgens
Antonius Johannes Jurgens was the grandson of Antoon Jurgens and Joanna Lemmens . His grandfather was the founder of butter and the first world margarine factories in Oss, The Netherlands. Antonius Johannes Jurgens was one of the main European margarine and soap manufacturers in the early...
,who's father 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....
had founded in 1870 in Oss the first margarine factory in the world by buying a French patent. 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 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....
.
External links
- http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/BWN/lemmata/bwn3/bergh