István Szokola

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István Szokola
Profession zoo elephant keeper
Personal details
Born ?
Dead 1908-09 Budapest Hospital in Hungary
Country Hungary
Locations
Title elephant keeper -1908
Location at Budapest Zoo in Hungary
Biography details

István Szokola , zoo elephant keeper in Hungary

Born ? dead 1908-09 in Hungary .

Affiliation with 1 elephants

1: Sziam (attacked)

Casualties

2 casualties
  1. 1907-04: elephant keeper István Szokola attacked by Sziam. Siam grabbed his caregiver, István Szokola, with his nose, cut him to the ground, and even trampled him. István Szokola Survived. Szokola had to be taken to hospital.
  2. 1908-09: elephant keeper István Szokola fatal attack by Sziam. Siam attacked Szokola again István Szokola † István Szokola Died 1908-09, Budapest Hospital. István Szokola suffered such severe injuries that he died at Bethesda Hospital the same day.

1907: As early as 1907, two accidents occurred. In April, Siam grabbed his caregiver, István Szokola, with his nose, cut him to the ground, and even trampled him, so the unfortunate man had to be taken to hospital. The wounded caregiver was replaced by his brother next to Siam, but it didn’t go well here either because the elephant wounded him on his Feet. Later, when István Szokola recovered and was finally able to work, he insisted that he work with Siam again. Everything went well for a while, but the following year, in September 1908, Siam attacked again, and this time the caregiver suffered such severe injuries that he died at Bethesda Hospital the same day.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant keeper István Szokola in Hungary. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=3330. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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