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Julius Kühn

From the list of elephant persons Family: Kühn


Biography
 ☨ Julius Kühn 
Profession zoo biologist, and visitor
Personal details
Born 1825-10-23 in Germany
Dead 1910-04-14 in Germany
Residence
Country Germany
Locations
Title visitor 1901-1910
Location at Halle Zoo in Germany

Professor Dr. Julius Gotthelf Kühn , zoo biologist, and visitor in Germany

Kühn was born * 1825-10-23 in Germany dead 1910-04-14 , in Germany .

Professor Julius Kühn (1825–1910) was a pioneering German agronomist and academic at the University of Halle. Kühn established a pet garden (Haustiergarten) and experimental stables at the University of Halle, where he conducted cross-breeding experiments with domestic and wild Animals to improve livestock, and he is considered the founder of modern agricultural sciences in Germany, having established the first independent Research institute for the subject in 1863.

In 1899, he was part of the influential circle that planned the creation of the Zoologischer Garten Halle (Halle Zoo or Berg-Zoo), which eventually opened in 1901.

Kühn is famously praised by Carl Hagenbeck for his expertise in animal acclimatization and breeding:

Records about Julius Kühn from the book Beasts and Men, by Carl Hagenbeck
I have already related the failure of my attempts at bringing home some of the giant wild sheep of Central Asia. It was suggested to me by Professor Kiihn of Halle that I should endeavour to cross these with domestic sheep ; but unfortunately the experiment has not yet proved practicable.

The book Beasts and Men, written 1909 by Carl Hagenbeck


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Koehl, Dan, (2026). biologist, and visitor Julius Gotthelf Kühn in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 June 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=4937. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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