Circus Busch-Nürnberg (Jakob Busch) in Germany

Circus Busch-Nürnberg (Jakob Busch)
Local name	Circus Busch Wanderschau
Type	circus

Owner
Place	Nuremberg
Country	Germany

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Record history
History of updates	2021-11-10

Latest document update	2021-11-10 19:08:57
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Description

Circus Busch-Nürnberg (Jakob Busch), in Nuremberg, Germany .

Comments / picturesFounded by Jacob Busch (1879–1948) and his wife Wilhelmine (1888-1950). Also known as Circus Busch Wanderschau.

1879: Jakob Busch was born on November 5, 1879 in Würzburg, in Northern Bavaria, Germany.
The circus was during the last year of WW2 ran by Jacobs adopted son, Fritz van der Heydt.
1948: Jacob Busch died April 16, 1948 in Nuremberg.
1948: Jakob’s wife, Wilhelmina took over direction.
1951: The circus became nationalized.
1955: The circus bought four young elephants from Netherlands.
1960: The circus merged into Berlin Circus Union VEB.
1990: The circus was closed, and Circus Busch-Roland bought the name and what was left of Circus Busch’s equipment.

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Circus Busch-Nürnberg (Jakob Busch), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1465. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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http://www.circopedia.org/Jakob_Busch

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