Csilla von Boeselager

Who was Csilla von Boeselager?

Baroness Csilla von Boeselager founded the Hungarian Maltese Charity Organisation in Germany, initiated the foundation of the Magyar Máltai Szeretet Szolgálat in Hungary and was a member of the Hungarian Dames of Malta.

She was born Csilla Fényes, and after World War II escaped to Venezuela, South America with her family.

She graduated from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA, in 1961, with a major in chemistry. Following graduation, she worked at American Cyanamid in Connecticut then in marketing for a German chemical company.

After moving to Germany, she married the Baron Wolfhard von Boeselager.

In August 1989 Csilla von Boeselager spontaneously proposed that the German Government care for thousands of refugees from the German Democratic Republic in Budapest. The refugee-camps were in Zugliget and Csillebérc.

She was active in the Malteser Hilfsdienst from 1982 until her death at age 52 in 1994. Since her death her work is continued in the foundation "Csilla von Boeselager Stiftung - Osteuropahilfe", which brings help to six countries in Eastern Europe. www.boeselager-osteuropahilfe.de