Bosch

Bosch is a popular surname in Catalan and Dutch; it means forest. It may refer to:

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

Chemistry:

• Bosch reaction, a chemical reaction between carbon dioxide and hydrogen producing carbon, water and heat

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 that was located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Fiction:

• Harry Bosch, a literary character created by Michael Connelly
• The Catchphrase of Seb, from the BBC2 Comedy Series, Roman's Empire

People:

• Carl Bosch (1874–1940), German chemist, Nobel laureate and engineer
• David Bosch (1929–1992), South African missionary and author
• Don Bosch (born 1942); former Major League Baseball player
• Edith Bosch (born 1980), Dutch Judoka
• Ernesto Bosch (1863–1951), Argentine Foreign Minister and Central Bank official
• Francisco Bosch (born 1982), actor and dancer born in Valencia, Spain
• Gerard Bosch van Drakestein (1887–1972), Dutch track cyclist
• Hieronymus Bosch (1450–1516), Dutch painter
• Hugo Ritter von Bosch (1782–1865), Bavarian Lieutenant General and Acting War Minister
• Jaime Milans del Bosch, Spanish general
• Johnny Yong Bosch, American television actor and voice actor
• Juan Bosch (1909–2001), Dominican politician and writer
• Kyle Vanden Bosch (born 1978), National Football League player
• Orlando Bosch (1926–2011), Cuban exile accused of anti-Castro terrorism
• Pere Bosch-Gimpera (1891–1974), Catalan-born Mexican archaeologist/anthropologist
• Robert Bosch (1861–1942), German industrialist, founder of 'Robert Bosch GmbH'
• Tertius Bosch (1966–2000), South African cricketer

Places:

• Villa Bosch, Argentina
• Bosch (Netherlands)
• Huis Ten Bosch (theme park), Japan

See also

• Bosh (disambiguation)
• Bosco (disambiguation)
• List of terms used for Germans
• Bochs - computer emulator
• Boesch