Carl Krone Jr.

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Biography

☨ Carl Krone Jr.

Profession	circus owner
Personal details
Born	1870-10-21 in Germany

Dead	1943-06-04 in Germany

Residence
Country	Germany

Locations
Title	owner 1905-1943
Location	at Circus Krone in Germany

Relevant literature

Carl Krone , circus owner in Germany

Krone was born * 1870-10-21 in Germany dead 1943-06-04 , in Germany , son of circus director Carl Krone Sr. and circus animal trainer Friederike Philadelphia .

1870: Karl and Frederike Krone (born Philadelphia) founded Menagerie Continental.
1870-10-21: Carl Krone jr (1870-1943) was born in Osnabrück.
1882: Fritz Krone was killed by a bear. Carl Krone left school and began his career with the circus.
1883: name changed to Krones Zoologische Ausstellung
1898: name changed to Carl Krones menageri-circus.
1900-02-01: Carl Krone Sr died.
1905: The new circus was founded with the name Circus Charles.
1905: The circus had 2 Elephants.
1914: The name was changed again, to Circus Krone.
1915-04-15: Frieda Krone (1915-1995) was born.

By the end of the war, Krone was almost on Bankruptcy, and in Frankfurt Karl Krone made a telephone call to Firma Ruhe in Alfeld, and offered to send back Elephants which were still not paid. Ruhe came to Frankfurt and borrowed Karl Krone money, which was needed to bring the circus to Munich., and so the circus survived, with help from Ruhe. (Source: Wilde Tiere frei Haus by Hermann Ruhe)

1918: the present winterquarters in Munich was bought for the growing circus.
1919: 10 Elephants.
1923: 14 Elephants.
1928: The show 683 Animals (100 carnivores, 250 horses and 27 elephants).
1932: 26 Elephants.
1933: Carl Sembach started to train Krones carnivores.
1935: Carl Sembach married Frieda Krone.
1936: Christl Sembach-Krone (1936-2017) was born.
1943-06-04 Carl Krone died in Salzburg, 77 years old.

Karl Krone with Elephants, 1940

Records about Carl Krone Jr. from the book Animals are my life, by Lorenz Hagenbeck
At Munich Carl Krone was denazified in his grave it cost two thousand marks.

The book Animals are my life, written 1956 by Lorenz Hagenbeck

Family

Total: 1 children

Frieda Sembach-Krone. Born: 1915-04-15. Dead: † 1995-11-02

Carl Krone Jr.s ancestral Ahnentafel:
P	I	II	III
Carl Krone Jr. Born: 1870-10-21	Father: Carl Krone Born: 1833-09-19	Paternal Grandfather: Born:	Paternal Great-grandfather:
		Paternal Grandfather: Born:	Paternal Great-grandmother:
		Paternal Grandmother: Born:	Paternal Great-grandfather::
		Paternal Grandmother: Born:	Paternal Great-grandmother:
	Mother: Friederike Philadelphia Born:	Maternal Grandfather: Friedrich Philadelphia Born: 1811 h	Maternal Great-grandfather: Samuel Philadelphia
		Maternal Grandfather: Friedrich Philadelphia Born: 1811 h	Maternal Great-grandmother:
		Maternal Grandmother: Josepha Philadelphia Born:	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandmother: Josepha Philadelphia Born:	Maternal Great-grandmother:

Carl Krone Jr. is mentioned on 1 other person pagesWilhelm Philadelphia,

Carl Krone Jr. is mentioned on 1 location pagesCircus Krone,

Books where Carl Krone Jr. is mentioned

1: (1956) Animals Are My Life by Lorenz Hagenbeck:ISBN: B0000CJIY8 Amazon.com Amazon.de
2: (1984) Jumbo auf dem Drahtseil. Elefantendressuren von gestern und heute by Gerhard Zapff :ISBN: B007DZH648 Amazon.com Amazon.de

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). owner Carl Krone in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 June 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=146. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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From the list of elephant persons Family: Krone

Family

Total: 1 children

Carl Krone Jr.s ancestral Ahnentafel:

References

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