Count and Countess de Hoernle
Adolfe de Hoernle | |
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| Born | May 10, 1902 Pforzheim, Black Forest, Germany |
| Died | September 10, 1998 (aged 96) |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North, Pompano Beach, Florida |
| Education | Degree, 1923 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Henrietta Rach Hoernle |
| Children | 2 |
Henrietta Rach Hoernle | |
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| Born | September 24, 1912 Philanthropist |
| Spouse | Adolfe de Hoernle |
| Children | 2 |
The Count and Countess de Hoernle were a philanthropic couple who made many major donations to arts, educational, and social agencies, primarily in the
Adolfe de Hoernle
Adolfe de Hoernle (May 10, 1903 โ September 10, 1998) was born in Pforzheim, Black Forest, Germany. He earned his degree as an engineer in 1923 and came to the United States in 1926.
He created his fortune as creator and owner of the Stewart Stamping Corporation of
Henrietta Rach Hoernle
Henrietta Rach (September 24, 1912 โ July 22, 2016) was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, the daughter of musicians. She came to the United States in 1931.[1]
She married Adolfe on October 26, 1950, and they settled in
Their philanthropy
Over the course of three decades, with the Countess taking the more public role as a leader or board member of a host of charity foundations, the Count followed her guidance in donating millions of dollars of his fortune. Recipients in New York included the
The largest amounts were focused on projects in
The couple financed the construction of Lynn University's Count and Countess de Hoernle Sports and Cultural Center with a $2.5 million donation, and their names are on two other Lynn buildings: Count and Countess de Hoernle Residence Hall and de Hoernle International Center.[1] His funds helped build the Countess de Hoernle Student Life Center on the West Palm Beach campus of Keiser University, and the Count de Hoernle Pavilion in Boca's Mizner Park.
Henrietta bought the then-abandoned Florida East Coast Railway station in Boca Raton, which after their $500,000 donation for renovation became the Boca Express Train Museum, "as a birthday present for her husband",[5] whose name it bears. Also bearing his name is the Dehoernle Alzheimer's Pavilion in Deerfield Beach, Florida, to which he was moved five days before he died. The Countess paid $1,000,000 for the naming rights to the statue of Flossy in Mizner Park, which she named for her friend Florence "Flossy" Keesely.[6]
They are buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Honors
In 1994, the couple were given a
References
- ^ a b c "Lynn mourns the passing of Countess de Hoernle". July 25, 2016. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Stewart EFI. "About Us. Precision Metal Stamping Specialists". Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ a b c Lundy, Sarah (September 11, 1998). "Boca Benefactor A. De Hoernle Dies. Count Gave Millions To Charitable Causes". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Mary Kate Leming (August 29, 2012). "Buildings named for the Count & Countess de Hoernle". thecoastalstar.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Ocher, Lisa (November 2016). "Heart of Gold". Boca Raton Observer. pp. 82โ83. Archived from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ a b King, Dale (August 4, 2016). "Boca's icon of philanthropy Countess Henrietta de Hoernle, 103". Boca Newspaper. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2018.