Year 1879 in the Elephant culture history

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1879 mentioned in locations

6 location entries where 1879 is mentioned

Wuppertal Zoo

zoo in Germany
Founded year 1879

Howes Great London Circus, Hippodrome, and Sangers English Menagerie

circus in United States
Founded year 1871
† Closed year 1879

Brussels Zoo

zoo in Belgium
Founded year 1851
⚮ Terminated elephant management 1879
† Closed year 1880

Patwardhan Royal Circus

circus in India
Founded year 1879
† Closed year 1881

The Nubian Caravan

menagerie in Germany
Founded year 1877
🎈 First elephant arrived 1877
⚮ Terminated elephant management 1879
† Closed year 1879

James L. Thayer's New Circus

circus in United States
Founded year 1879
† Closed year 1880

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1879 person birth records

12 entries with persons who were born in 1879

Reuben Castang

Reuben Francis Carl Castang, circus animal trainer,author in United States, born 1879-02-26 Dalston, London, in United Kingdom.

elephant trainer 1904-1905 at Hagenbeck Animal Show at St. Louis Worlds Fair in United States
elephant trainer 1905-1907 at Carl Hagenbecks Wild Animal Circus in United States
menagerie superintendent 1907-1909 at Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in United States
elephant trainer 1909 at Dode Fisk Show in United States

Asta Möller

Asta , circus director in Sweden, born 1879 , in .

owner - at Circus Möller in Sweden

Jules Loyal

Jules Loyal, circus animal trainer in United States, born 1879 , in .

animal trainer 1932-1958 at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Albert Köhl

Jules Albert Koehl, zoo other in Sweden, born 1879-12-25 Strassburg, Elsaß–Lothringen, in Germany.

other - at Stockholm Zoo (Skansen) in Sweden

Jeanette Lorch

Jeanette "Nettchen" Lorch, circus artist in Germany, born 1879 , in .

artist 1923-1925 at Circus Sarrasani in Germany

William Newton Jr.

William "Honest Bill" Newton, circus director in United States, born 1879-05-09 , in United States.

owner at Moon Bros. Circus (Newton) in United States
owner at Newton Brothers circus in United States
animal trainer-1903 at Lucky Bill Wagon Show in United States
owner 1903-1922 at Honest Bill Newton Show in United States

Helen Althoff

Helen Althoff, circus director in Germany, born 1879 Basel, in Switzerland.

owner 1910- at Circus Hermann Althoff (Helen Althoff) in Germany

Frank Paulo

Frank "Frisco" Paulo, circus director in Ireland, born 1879? , in .

owner -1929 at Paulos Circus in Ireland

Baptiste Schreiber

Jean Baptiste Schreiber, circus director in Sweden, born 1879 Halmstad, Halland, in Sweden.

elephant trainer at Circus Schreiber in Sweden
owner -1989 at Circus Schreiber in Sweden
elephant trainer 1950-1950 at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States
elephant trainer 1955-1956 at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Adolph Konyot

Adolph Konyot, circus artist in Hungary, born 1879 , in Hungary.

artist -1907 at Circus Leopold in Hungary

Louise Enoch

Louise Enoch, circus artist in Denmark, born 1879 , in .

artist - at Circus Dannebrog in Denmark

Theodor Geisel

Theodor Robert Geisel, zoo superintendent in United States, born 1879 Springfield, in United States.

superintendent 1931- at Springfield Forest Park Zoo in United States

8 persons married or partnered in 1879

8 entries with persons who married or partnered in 1879

Virginie Houcke

Virginie Juliette Houcke, circus equestrian in Denmark, born 1867-07 Paris, in Denmark.

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Adolf Olschansky

Adolf Frederik Peter Eggertsen Olschansky, circus artist in Denmark, born 1862-07-02 Holmens sogn, Copenhagen, in Denmark.

James Clements Boswell II

James Clements Boswell, circus director in South Africa, born 1853 Lambeth, Surrey, in South Africa.

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1879

Louisa Powell

Louisa Powell, circus director in South Africa, born 1858 , in United Kingdom.

Frank Robinson

Frank M. Robinson, circus director in United States, born ? , in United States.

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1879

Frankie Bailey

Frankie Bailey, circus director in United States, born ? , in United States.

'Lord' John Sanger

John "Lord John" Sanger, circus director in United Kingdom, born 1854 Norwich, Norfolk, in United Kingdom.

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Rebecca Sanger

Rebecca Pinder, circus director in United Kingdom, born 1850 , in .

1 casulaties of people being attcked by elephants in 1879

1 entries with persons who were attcked by elephants in 1879

1879-03 Germany

† zookeeper unknown Goss

fatal attack by Rostom (Rustum) at Berlin Zoo

. At Easter 1879, Rostom trampled on Mr Goss, the 72-year-old parrot keeper. † unknown Goss died 1879-04

1879 person Obituaries

6 entries with persons who died in 1879

Thomas Yelding

Thomas Yelding (b. 1795 Hull, Yorkshire) private other in United Kingdom, died † 1879-11 Amersham, Buckinghamshire, in United Kingdom.

other - at United Kingdom (England) unspecified locations elephants in United Kingdom

Henriette Haag

Henriette Haag (b. 1835-03-24 Andolsheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace) circus artist in Germany, died † 1879-05-09 Bamberg, Bayern, in Germany.

- at Germany unspecified circus in Germany

unknown Goss

unknown Goss (b. 1807? ) zoo zookeeper in Germany, died † 1879-04 , in .

zookeeper -1879 at Berlin Zoo in Germany

Charles Rice

Charles Rice (b. 1841 ) wildlife animal trader in United Kingdom, died † 1879 , in United Kingdom.

animal trader - at Charles Rice Anmal Emporium in United Kingdom

Franz Josef Renz

Franz Josef Renz (b. 1824 ) circus other in Germany, died † 1879 , in .

other - at Circus Renz in Germany

Jules Houcke

Jules Houcke (b. 1840? ) circus director in Sweden, died † 1879 , in Unknown.

owner 1869-1879 at Circus Leonard in Sweden

Elephants imported in 1879

2 entries with elephant imported in 1879

♂ Baldy

Born 1878 at Sri Lanka unspecified location. Dead † 1916)at Ringling Bros. Circus, in United States

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♀ Reynolds Jennie

Born at Sri Lanka unspecified location. Dead † 1918-05-17)at Ringling Bros. Circus, in United States

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Elephants born in 1879

1 entries with elephant born in 1879

♀ Nayan

Born 1879 at Unknown. Now living at Buenos Aires Zoo, in Argentina

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Elephants dead in 1879

3 entries with elephants who died in 1879

♂ Boy

Born 1847 at Unknown. Dead † 1879-07-18)at Berlin Zoo, in Germany

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♀ Unknown

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1879-07-10)at Philadelphia Zoo, in United States

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♀ Empress

Born at Asia unspecified location. Dead † 1879-05-22)at J.M. Frenchs Oriental Circus and Egyptian Caravan, in United States

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1879 mentioned in locations

1879 person birth records

8 persons married or partnered in 1879

⚭Married1879-07 , France

⚭Married1879

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1 casulaties of people being attcked by elephants in 1879

1879-03 Germany

† zookeeper unknown Goss

fatal attack by Rostom (Rustum) at Berlin Zoo

1879 person Obituaries

Elephants imported in 1879

♂ Baldy

♀ Reynolds Jennie

Elephants born in 1879

♀ Nayan

Elephants dead in 1879

♂ Boy

♀ Unknown

♀ Empress

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