Jeannette Countess Beissel von Gymnich

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Jeannette Countess Beissel von Gymnich , née Brogan (born October 19, 1953 in Bonn ) is a German-speaking author and media expert of American descent. She is the founder of a foundation and participates in several social institutions.

Live and act

As the daughter of the US diplomat John A. Brogan, Jeannette Brogan spent her childhood in Europe, the USA and South America. She studied languages ​​and literature in the USA and France.

In 1984 she married Count Franz Josef Beissel von Gymnich and moved to the moated Burg Satzvey in Mechernich . Her two children, Patricia and Max were born here. Until she concentrated on publishing her own writings from 2000, she and her husband organized "... historical events and incentives at Satzvey Castle". From 2000 to 2012 she was chairman of the board of the Mechernich tourist agency . Since 2012, her daughter has been following the tradition initiated by her parents to preserve the castle through various events and historical events with Patricia Gräfin Beissel GmbH - Concepts and Entertainment. In 2019 she founded her own label, Heartfelt, for the production of individual bags and slippers.

Voluntary engagement

Since it was founded in 1998, Countess Beissel has been chairwoman of the advisory board of Schumaneck gGmbH , which maintains family-like home facilities for children and young people in Brühl and the surrounding area. In 2002 she initiated the first European meeting of children suffering from Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome , also known as Progeria . At the same time she is a founding member of the Victims Network eV in Euskirchen. In 2003 she was the patron of the Festival of Good Deeds for Aktion Mensch in Mechernich. From 2004 to 2011 she was a member of the Festival of Good Deeds Board of Trustees. In addition, Countess Beissel von Gymnich was involved in the years 2000 to 2011 for MumM eV in Euskirchen (association against sexual abuse of girls and boys) and for the Order Communio in Christo , which runs a residential facility for long-term care recipients and a hospice in Mechernich. From 2013 to 2015 she was on the board of the Amerika Haus NRW association .

Foundation, endowment

The Jeannette Gräfin Beissel von Gymnich Foundation , founded in 2008, helps children and young people who have experienced suffering, violence, abuse or neglect in their families. On the one hand, it promotes the creation and establishment of children's houses and family groups (inventory including furniture, kitchen and washing machines, laundry and clothing, toys and therapeutic material). On the other hand, applications can be made to the foundation to help individual children from existing facilities (special therapies, additional glasses or other equipment such as wheelchairs, special beds).

The foundation works together with child and youth welfare organizations, in particular with family-like organizations, the state youth welfare office, youth welfare offices, welfare associations and initiatives; For example, in 2012 there was a benefit concert by the rock bands Fairytale , Strong Brew , The J Conspiracy and TOMM .

Publications

  • Jeannette Beissel from Gymnich: Aldikadabra: magical recipes from the supermarket; [Witches for Domestic Use] . ZeitgeistVerlag, Düsseldorf 1999, ISBN 3-926224-17-7 .
  • And flew to another country. A historical novel . Emons Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-89705-339-7
  • Luxury Houses Schlösser - Castles - Châteaux Germany: Castles in Germany (Luxury Books). teNeues Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8327-9173-5
  • Women and their castles: more than glamor and glamor. An illustrated book (with photographs by Stefan Schaal) Knesebeck Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-89705-339-7
  • with Stefan Schaal: Leading women! Success stories from the NRW economy . Verlag Location Agency, 2012. ISBN 978-3-937907-40-6
  • with Theodor J. Tantzen: Men - Life, Dreams and Passions . Knesebeck Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-86873-643-4
  • with Thimo V. Schmitt-Lord and Maria Platte - courage through challenge: pioneers in refugee aid. Knesebeck Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-95728-012-1
  • with Thimo V. Schmitt-Lord and Prof. Dr. André Habisch - The Beauty of Impact - Health. Knesebeck Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-95728-187-6
  • The Story of a Brand - 40 Years of Engel & Völkers, Engel & Völkers AG, 2018
  • with Claudia Ast, Photography and Christian Vogeler: Starke Frauen , JGB edition noblesse, Bad Münstereifel 2019, ISBN 978-3-00-063759-9

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bylaws of the Jeannette Countess Beissel von Gymnich Foundation ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jbg-stiftung.org
  2. ↑ US Deacon Chris Clay and the discovery of the "New World" , mechernich.de
  3. ↑ Kurzbiografie Emiops-Verlag
  4. ^ Concert for children in need , mechernich.de
  5. ^ Günter Stiller: Countess von Gymnich writes . Article on the reading in the Literaturhaus Hamburg , Hamburger Abendblatt , November 5, 2004
  6. ↑ Joachim Sprothen: The book should encourage women , Kölner Stadtanzeiger , January 2, 2013
  7. ↑ Kirsten Röder: Peter Maffay's soft core discovered , Kölner Stadtanzeiger , October 15, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Beissel von Gymnich, Countess Jeannette
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brogan, Jeannette (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author and media expert
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Bonn