Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Heinrich (Carl) Hagenbeck
1844–1913
German animal dealer and zoo owner. Ran a business in Hamburg trading in animals from 1866. Organised expeditions to capture animals. Put on ‘people’s shows’ (circuses) from 1874. Founded a wildlife park in Stellingen in 1907.
Source
DBE.
Bibliography
DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.
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