Franz Althoff Sr.

From the list of elephant persons Family: Althoff

Franz Althoff Sr.
Franz Althoff with sisters Jeanette and Olly
Personal details
Country	Germany

Work locations
Title	owner 1939-1987
Location	at Circus Franz Althoff in Germany

Relevant literature

Biography details

Franz Althoff Sr., circus director in Germany

Born 1908 in Germany dead 1987 in Germany , son of director Dominik Althoff and animal trainer Adele Althoff .

Franz Althoff ran the famous "Rennbahn-Circus" ("racetrack circus") Circus Franz Althoff.

Franz and his son Harry Althoff (* 1938) were present at the famous accident when the elephant Tuffi fell in the river in Wupperthal in 1950.

His circus and its special construction were immortalized in the 1964 US film Circus World with John Wayne , Claudia Cardinale and Rita Hayworth .

Family

Total: 2 children

Harry Althoff. Born: 1938.
Franziska Althoff. Born: 1948.

Siblings

Siblings through the father Dominik Althoff (1883-04-08-1974-09-26):

Franz Althoff Sr. s ancestral Ahnentafel:
P	I	II	III
Franz Althoff Sr. Born: 1908	Father: Dominik Born: 1883-04-08	Paternal Grandfather: Adolf Born: 1852-08-11	Paternal Great-grandfather: Wilhem
		Paternal Grandfather: Adolf Born: 1852-08-11	Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna
		Paternal Grandmother: Sabrine Born: 1860-07-08	Paternal Great-grandfather::
		Paternal Grandmother: Sabrine Born: 1860-07-08	Paternal Great-grandmother:
	Mother: Adele Born: 1883-04-15	Maternal Grandfather: Born:	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandfather: Born:	Maternal Great-grandmother:
		Maternal Grandmother: Born:	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandmother: Born:	Maternal Great-grandmother:

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). director Franziska Althoff in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=354. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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http://www.circopedia.org/Franz_Althoff

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