Peter Balder

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Peter Balder
Profession circus elephant trainer
Personal details
Born 1941? Dresden in Germany
Dead 1998 in Germany
Spouse(s) Dalila Balder
Country Germany
Locations
Title elephant trainer 1976-1981
Location at Circus Willy Hagenbeck in Germany
Title animal trainer 1959
Location at Circus Wille-Berlin in Germany
Title elephant trainer -
Location at Circus Wille-Berlin in Germany
Title animal trainer
Location at Circus Williams in Germany
Title animal trainer
Location at Circus Carl Althoff in Germany
Title animal trainer
Location at Circus Knie in Switzerland
Title animal trainer
Location at Billy Smart Circus (William Smart Circus) in United Kingdom
Title animal trainer
Location at Circus Chipperfield in United Kingdom
Title animal trainer
Location at Circus Rancy in France
Title animal trainer
Location at Victor Hugo Cardinali circus in Portugal
Biography details

Frank Peter "Sambo" Balder , circus elephant trainer in Germany

Born 1941? in Germany dead 1998 in Germany .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Carla ()


Frank Peter Balder was born in Dresden (Germany). His artistic life began at 5 years in trouppe Liazeed. Moved by his passion for animals he began to learn to work with them in Berlin circus in Germany by the age of 18. He had the pleasure to present elephants, horses, camels, exotic animals and chimpanzees.In long career, he worked in circuses like Willy Hagenbeck, Williams, Carl Althoff, Knie, Billy Smart, Chipperfield, Sabine Rancy, Price of Madrid … In Portugal at the Coliseu dos Recreios, Chen and Victor Hugo Cardinali. This was that last circus where he worked. He died at age 57 (1998) due to Cancer in Germany.

Peter BalderCircus Willy Hagenbeck; from left: Peter Balder, behind him India, in the middle Rani, and on the right Dunja, Jenny with the long Tushes, mounting behind.

Family

Total: 4 children

  1. Sidney Balder. Born: 1973?.
  2. Engelbert Balder. Born: 1974?.
  3. Christian Balder. Born: 1978?.
  4. Peter Taylor Balder. Born: 1989.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). elephant trainer Frank Peter "Sambo" Balder in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1661. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories elephant trainer | circus | Circus Willy Hagenbeck | Balder family | Born 1941 | Dead 1998 | People from Germany

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