Philip Salomons, the third of the 13 children of Meijer Salomons and Bloeme de Paauw, was born on 15 December 1890 in Amsterdam. He was a diamond cutter by profession and he received his training as a brilliant cutter at Atelier Swaab in Valkenburgerstraat from teacher De Pauw. Philip completed his education on 20 March 1907, and then became a member of the ANDB (the Geneal Dutch Diamond workers U…