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Johannes Nill

From the list of elephant persons Family: Nill


Biography
 ☨ Johannes Nill 
Picture of Johannes Nill
Profession zoo owner
Personal details
Born 1825-02-21 in Germany
Dead 1894-05-20 in Germany
Residence
Country Germany
Locations
Title owner 1871-1894
Location at Tiergarten Nill in Germany

Johannes Nill , zoo owner in Germany

Nill was born * 1825-02-21 in Germany dead 1894-05-20 , in Germany .

A master carpenter by trade, he opened Nills Tiergarten in 1871 on his private property in Stuttgart.

He was known for building many of the animal enclosures himself and achieved international recognition for breeding exotic Species like Somali ostriches and bear hybrids.

He managed the zoo until 1892, establishing it as a major regional attraction that drew up to 20,000 visitors on a single Sunday.

The son of Johannes, Adolf Nill, took over as director in 1892. He was a trained veterinarian who grew up working in the family business.


Records about Johannes Nill from the book Beasts and Men, by Carl Hagenbeck
In the Zooloogical Gardens at Stuttgart, which are now unfortunately closed, some very interesting hybrids were bred by Herr Nill. These were a cross between the brown bear and the polar bear

The book Beasts and Men, written 1909 by Carl Hagenbeck

Family

Total: 1 children

  1. Adolf Nill. Born: 1861-02-22. Dead: † 1945-01-26

Johannes Nill is mentioned on 1 other person pagesAdolf Nill,  

Johannes Nill is mentioned on 1 location pagesTiergarten Nill,  

Books where Johannes Nill is mentioned

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). owner Johannes Nill in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 June 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=4889. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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