August Künzler Big Game Ranch in Tanzania

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August Künzler Big Game Ranch
Type	dealer
Founded	1929
Closed down	1979
Place	Arusha
Country	Tanzania
Related persons
Owner	1929-1979: August Künzler

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History of updates	2026-03-03:

Latest document update	2026-03-03 21:31:11

Description

August Künzler Big Game Ranch, in Arusha, Tanzania , was founded in 1929. August Künzler Big Game Ranch closed down in 1979.

Comments / picturesAugust Künzler (1901-1983) was a Swiss gardener from Kesswil in Thurgau, who emigrated 1929 to former Tanganyika, and after the second world war became a prolific animal trader.

References for records about August Künzler Big Game Ranch

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2026). August Künzler Big Game Ranch, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1463. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_K%C3%BCnzler
Alfred Adolf Häsler: Der Weizenkönig von Tanganjika: Abenteuer eines Lebens. Die Geschichte des Schweizer Pioniers August Künzler. Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld 1980, ISBN 3-7193-0690-9.
Christian Hunziker: Auswanderer, Tierfänger, Weizenkönig. August Künzler (1901–1983) erinnert und erzählt. Unpublizierte Masterarbeit, Zürich 2014.
http://august-kuenzler-tg.ch/

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