Ludwig Ruhe Sr., organisation animal trader in Germany in Germany dead 1883 in Germany . Ludwig Ruhe who grew up in Grünenplan in the Lower Saxon Hills, married Elisabeth Müller, who was daughter to a Canarian Bird dealer, and Hermann joined the family business for some time 1860: Ludwig Ruhe founded his own company and started travelling the world in search for animals. 1866: Opened a second office in Lima, Peru. 1867: Opened a third office in New Orleans 1868: L Ruhe founded a fourth company in New York, USA, where he is known as Louis Ruhe 1870: Opened the fifth company in London, UK. His next step was to relocate his German company to Alfeld, which since 1853 had a railway connection, and there he bought an old Guesthouse which he filled with birds and other animals. 1883: Ludwig Ruhe died, at the age of 55, and left his enterprise to his two sons. Hermann Ruhe Sr. took over the main company in Alfeld, and his younger brother Bernhard Ruhe took over the US company in New York.
