Bosch

Bosch is the old name of 's-Hertogenbosch as well as the surname of that city's most famous son, the painter Hieronymus Bosch.

It may also refer to:

Places

• Bosch, Netherlands, a hamlet in North Brabant
• Bosch (island), a former island in the Wadden Sea
• Bosch en Duin, Netherlands
• Den Bosch, Netherlands
• Villa Bosch, Argentina

Buildings

• Huis ten Bosch, an official palace of the Dutch Royal Family in The Hague, Netherlands
• Bosch Palace, the official residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Argentina
• Villa Bosch, villa in Heidelberg and residence of Carl Bosch

Chemistry

• Bosch reaction, a chemical reaction between carbon dioxide and hydrogen producing carbon, water and heat; named after Carl Bosch
• Haber-Bosch process, named after Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch

Companies

• BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, a home appliance joint-venture between Bosch and Siemens
• Robert Bosch GmbH, a large German industrial company producing, among many other things, household appliances, automotive parts, and technology
• Bosch Brewing Company, a small beer brewery founded by Joseph Bosch in Michigan, USA.

Fiction

• Harry Bosch, a literary character created by Michael Connelly named after Hieronymus Bosch
• Bosch (TV series), an American TV series based on Connelly's novels

People

Bosch (Catalan: [ˈbɔsk], Dutch: [ˈbɔs], also spelled Bosc in modern Catalan) is a popular surname in Catalan and Dutch that means 'forest'.

Bosch often refers to the Early Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch, the chemist Carl Bosch or the inventor and industrialist Robert Bosch. Among other people with this surname are:

• Albert H. Bosch (1908-2005), American politician
• Anabel Bosch (1976-2009), Filipino singer and poet
• Anthony Bosch, founder of Biogenesis of America medical clinic
• Bernardus Bosch (1746-1803), Dutch politician and poet
• Carles Bosch de la Trinxeria (1831-1897), Catalan writer
• Carl Bosch (1874-1940), German chemist, Nobel laureate, and engineer
• Christine de Bosch Kemper (1840-1924), Dutch writer
• Crisant Bosch (1907-1981), Catalan footballer
• David Bosch (1929-1992), South African missionary and author
• Don Bosch (born 1942), American baseball player
• Edith Bosch (born 1980), Dutch Judoka
• Emma Bosch (b. 1971), Spanish alpine skier
• Ernesto Bosch (1863-1951), Argentine Foreign Minister and Central Bank official
• Felipe A. Bosch Gutierrez (b. 1962), Guatemalan businessman
• Francisco Bosch (born 1982), Spanish actor and dancer
• Frank Bosch (b. 1945), American football player
• George Henry Bosch (1861-1934), Australian merchant and philanthropist
• Gerard Bosch van Drakestein (1887–1972), Dutch track cyclist
• Henry Bosch (b. 1931), Australian businessman and governance advocate
• Hermann Bosch (1891-1916), German footballer
• Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516), Dutch painter
• Hieronymus de Bosch (1740-1811), Dutch poet and Latin scholar
• Hugo von Bosch (1782–1865), Bavarian Lieutenant General and Acting War Minister
• Jacques Bosch (1825-1895), Catalan guitarist and song composer
• Jaime Milans del Bosch (1915-1997), Spanish general
• Jan Bosch (born 1967), Dutch computer scientist
• Jimmy Bosch (b. c. 1960), American jazz and salsa musician
• Johannes de Bosch (1713-1785), Dutch painter
• Johnny Yong Bosch (b. 1976), American television actor and voice actor
• Jordi Bosch (b. 1956), Catalan actor
• Joseph Bosch (1850-1937), German-born American brewer
• Juan Bosch (1909-2001), Dominican politician and writer
• Juan Luis Bosch Gutierrez (b. 1952), Guatemalan businessman
• Jurjen Bosch (b. 1985), Dutch footballer
• Leon Bosch (b. 1961), South African double bassist
• Lydia Bosch (b. 1963), Spanish actress
• Manel Bosch (b. 1967), Spanish basketball player
• Marcelo Bosch (born 1984), Argentine rugby player
• Mariette Bosch (died 2001), South African murderer executed by Botswana
• Maura Bosch (b. 1958), American composer
• Miguel Jaume y Bosch (1844-1900), Spanish-Uruguayan painter
• Mónica Bosch (b. 1972), Spanish alpine skier
• Narcis Bosch, Spanish porn director
• Orlando Bosch (1926-2011), Cuban exile accused of anti-Castro terrorism
• Patrick Bosch (1964-2012), Dutch footballer
• Paul Bosch (b. 1984), South African rugby union player
• Pere Bosch-Gimpera (1891-1974), Catalan-born Mexican archaeologist/anthropologist
• Pseudonymous Bosch, author of the Secret Series children's books
• Robert Bosch (1861-1942), German industrialist, founder of Robert Bosch GmbH
• Robert Bosch, Jr. (1928-2004), German billionaire
• Steven Bosch (b. 1978), South African artist
• Tertius Bosch (1966-2000), South African cricketer
• Yevgenia Bosch (1879-1925), Ukrainian Bolshevik activist and politician

Other

• 7414 Bosch, a main-belt asteroid
• Bosch's Pitcher-Plant, named after Johannes van den Bosch
• Huis Ten Bosch (theme park), Japan

See also

• Boche (derogatory)
• Bochs, computer emulator
• Borsch (disambiguation)
• Bösch and Boesch, German surname
• Bosco (disambiguation)
• Bosh (disambiguation)
• Van den Bosch, Dutch surname