Wenzel Kossmayer

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☨ Wenzel Kossmayer

Wenzel with his son Douglas Kossmayer
Profession	circus animal trainer
Personal details
Born	?

Dead

Residence
Country	United Kingdom

Locations
Title	animal trainer 1957-1957
Location	at Schumann Brothers Circus in Denmark

Title	elephant trainer 1952-1952
Location	at Circus Knie in Switzerland

Title	elephant trainer -
Location	at Chipperfield's Circus in United Kingdom

Title	elephant trainer
Location	at Circus Kossmayer in Germany

Biography details

Wenzel Kossmayer , circus animal trainer in United Kingdom

Kossmayer was born * ? , son of director Willy Kossmayer .

Elephant trainer Wenzel Kossmeyer worked at a number of circuses, sometimes assisted by his brother Karl Kossmeyer. Wenzel trained the first 20 elephants for Circus Chipperfield after the war.

Wenzel Kossmayer Wenzel Kossmeyer with an elephant from Chipperfield Circus.

Family

Total: 1 children

Douglas Kossmayer. Born: ?.

Siblings

Siblings through the father Willy Kossmayer (1880 -- 1926-11-07):

Hans Kossmayer Born ? Dead: † 1990-05-16
Karl Kossmayer Born 1917-04-30 Dead: † 2000-12-24
Wilhelmine Kossmayer Born 1874 Dead: † 1918

Wenzel Kossmayers ancestral Ahnentafel:
P	I	II	III
Wenzel Kossmayer Born: ?	Father: Wilhelm Kossmayer Born: 1880 2025-06	Paternal Grandfather: Wenzel Kossmayer Born: 1854 2025-06	Paternal Great-grandfather:
		Paternal Grandfather: Wenzel Kossmayer Born: 1854 2025-06	Paternal Great-grandmother:
		Paternal Grandmother: Mina Kübler Born: 1852 2025-06	Paternal Great-grandfather::
		Paternal Grandmother: Mina Kübler Born: 1852 2025-06	Paternal Great-grandmother:
	Mother: Born: 2025-06	Maternal Grandfather: Born: 2025-06	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandfather: Born: 2025-06	Maternal Great-grandmother:
		Maternal Grandmother: Born: 2025-06	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandmother: Born: 2025-06	Maternal Great-grandmother:

Wenzel Kossmayer is mentioned on 3 other person pagesDouglas Kossmayer, Karl Kossmayer, Wilhelm Kossmayer,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). animal trainer Wenzel Kossmayer in Denmark. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 15 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=2573. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.billericayhistory.org.uk/content/topics/people-2/billericay_welcomes_circus_rosaire

Selected publications

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