Willy Togni

From the list of elephant persons Family: Togni

☨ Willy Togni
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1929
Country	Italy

Locations
Title	director 1963-1976
Location	at American Circus in Italy

Title	elephant trainer 1963
Location	at American Circus in Italy

Biography details

Willy Togni , circus director in Italy

Born 1929 dead 2007 , son of director Ferdinando Togni .

Willy Togni, son of Ferdinando Togni, with his brothers Enis Togni and Bruno Togni, was the founder in 1963 of Circo Americano.

Willy was considered one of the greatest elephant trainers of the last generation. In 1963 in Torino he presented with Gunther Gebel-Williams (then Gunther Gebel) a Group of 26 elephants.

Willy was the teacher of his nephew Flavio Togni. Willys sons are Marco Togni and Loris Togni.

Siblings

Siblings through the father Ferdinando Togni (1900 -- 1990):

Bruno Togni Born 1931 Dead: † 1988
Enis Togni Born 1933 Dead: † 2016-12-30

Willy Togni s ancestral Ahnentafel:
P	I	II	III
Willy Togni Born: 1929	Father: Ferdinando Togni Born: 1900	Paternal Grandfather: Aristide Togni Born: 1853	Paternal Great-grandfather:
		Paternal Grandfather: Aristide Togni Born: 1853	Paternal Great-grandmother:
		Paternal Grandmother: Teresa De Bianchi Born: ?	Paternal Great-grandfather:: Giovanni De Bianchi
		Paternal Grandmother: Teresa De Bianchi Born: ?	Paternal Great-grandmother: Maria de la Garenn
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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Willy Togni in Italy. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=322. (archived at the Wayback machine)