Béatrice von Boch-Galhau (née Béatrice Dodd; born 1 August 1914 in

Wentorf bei Hamburg Wentorf bei Hamburg is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Bille, approx. 10 km northwest of the town of Geesthacht, and adjoining the town of Reinbek. It is situated on ...

; died 13 March 2011 in Mettlach) was a German entrepreneur and patron, especially for the SOS Children's Villages (''SOS Villages d'Enfants'').

Early life and education

Béatrice Dodd, the daughter of British merchant Arthur Edgar Dodd and his wife Emilia (née Tiefenbacher), was born in

, near Hamburg. In September 1935, she married Luitwin von Boch-Galhau (1906-1988), director-general of Villeroy & Boch since 1932, and minority shareholder. They had five children between 1936 and 1949 including Luitwin Gisbert von Boch-Galhau and Milicent Princess zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.

Career

Luitwin von Boch-Galhau lead Villeroy & Boch through an unprecedented rise to become one of the 100 largest German companies. The company turned over DM 579 million in 1970. Luitwin von Boch Galhau became the largest shareholder of V & B over the years. Béatrice von Boch-Galhau was involved in life for orphaned children. She was the initiator in 1957 and in 1959 the founder of the

SOS Children's Village SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental, nonprofit international development organization headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria. The organization provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children in need and protec ...

Saar in Merzig.„Beatrice von Boch gestorben“
, 16. März 2011

Distinctions

* : First Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (16 September 1969)Datenbank der Träger des Bundesverdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bundespräsidialamt * :

Grand Officer An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French ''oficier'' "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French ''officier''), from Medieval Latin ''officiarius'' "an officer," fr ...

of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre ** Grand Prior of the German Lieutenancy by Lorenz Cardinal Jaeger in the Cologne Cathedral (5 December 1970) ** Previously

Dame ''Dame'' is an honorific title and the feminine form of address for the honour of damehood in many Christian chivalric orders, as well as the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British honours system and those of several oth ...

by Cardinal Grand Master Eugène Cardinal Tisserant (1970)

References

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Traueranzeige (Saarbrücker Zeitung)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boch-Galhau, Beatrice von Members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Businesspeople from Hamburg 20th-century German businesswomen 20th-century German businesspeople People from Herzogtum Lauenburg 1914 births 2011 deaths