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Louis Knie Sr.

From the list of elephant persons Family: Knie

Louis Knie Sr.
Profession circus director
Personal details
Born 1951 in Switzerland

Spouse(s) Germaine Knie

Country Austria

Locations
Title owner 1993-2005
Location at Circus Louis Knie in Austria

Title elephant trainer 1955-1993
Location at Circus Knie in Switzerland

Biography details

Louis Knie Sr., circus director in Austria

Born 1951 in Switzerland , son of director Rolf Knie Sr. and director Tina Knie .

In 1993 Louis Knie Sr. bought the Circus Althoff-Jacobi from Elfi Althoff-Jacobi, and renamed the circus to Circus Louis Knie.

Family


Total: 1 children

  1. Louis Knie Jr.. Born: 1974.

Siblings

Siblings through the father Rolf Knie Sr. (1921-11-23 -- 1997-08-18):

  1. Franz Knie Born 1954-09-08

Louis Knie Sr. s ancestral Ahnentafel:

P I II III

Louis Knie Sr.
Born: 1951

Father:
Rudolf Knie

Born: 1921-11-23

Paternal Grandfather:
Friedrich Knie

Born: 1844
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Ludwig Knie
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Marie Heim
Paternal Grandmother:
Margrit Lippuner

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Mother:
Genoveffa di Giovanni

Born: 1921

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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Louis Knie Sr. in Austria. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=820. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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