Anton Roos

Anton Roos (9 June 1913 - 30 May 2000) was a Brunanter businessman, philanthropist and race horse owner. He was widely believed to be one of the richest Brunanters.

Biography
Born in Koningstad, Anton was a son of Adrian Roos, a member of the House of Representatives in the early 20th century. His father also served as Minister of Finance in several White Party-led governments, and was a major shareholder in the Central Brunanter Mining Company (CBMC). The Roos family quickly became one of the richest in the country.

Anton followed in the footsteps of his father. He became an official member of the White Party, but never had an active political career. He was, however, involved in the transformation of the party to the Christian Democratic Union in 1948. After the German occupation, he joined as a board member of the CBMC. This company was transformed into the Berganz Mining Group.

After his father's death in 1950, he inherited the family capital. Roos started to focus on real estate and set up his own real estate company. In 1958, he sold his shares in the mining group and started investing in various companies. From this moment on, he was a philanthropist and socialite, and belonged to Koningstad's upper class. He organized various sporting events and art exhibitions, and donated his private art collection to the National Museum of Art at his death. He was also a member of the board of supervisors of the museum.

In the 1970s, Roos made himself rich by buying up and reselling buildings, estates and building plots. He was also a business executive at De Grijzestad Bank.

A lover of thoroughbred horse racing, Roos owned many notable horses. He won the Johan II Cup thrice, in 1977, 1985 and 1992.