Elly Strassburger

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 ☨ Elly Strassburger 
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Elly Strassburger and Harry Belli
Profession zoo director
Personal details
Born 1910-03-01 Bitterfeld Wolfen in Germany

Dead 1988-05-07 Schloß Holte, Stukenbrock in Germany


Spouse(s) 1957 Harry Belli

Residence
Country Germany

Locations
Title director -
Location at Circus Strassburger in Netherlands

Biography details

Wilhelmine Sophia Eleonora Strassburger , zoo director in Germany

Strassburger was born * 1910-03-01 in Bitterfeld Wolfen Germany dead 1988-05-07 Schloß Holte, Stukenbrock, in Germany , daughter of director Leopold Strassburger and artist Julie Strassburger

⚭ Married 1957 to Harry Belli born 1914 in Germany .

1953: Toured in Sweden again, in cooperation with Cirkus Mijares-Schreiber. After Karl Strassburger died in 1953 in Trelleborg, the sisters Regina Strassburger and Elly Strassburger tok over the management of the circus.

1955 and 1955: Strassburger toured with Circus Scott in Sweden.

1957: Harry Belli married Elly Strassburger in 1957.

In 1961, 1962 and 1963 the Circus Strassburger did not go on tour, but in those years Harry Belli went on tour in Holland as Circus Belli. The tiger on the horse-act was very spectacular, there where two little dogs in it as well. Harry was with this act also in Argentina, and when his circus stopped he went with this act to several other countries.
Charly Ross, Mexico

Siblings

Siblings through the father Leopold Strassburger (1878 -- 1957-12-11):

  1. Regina Strassburger Born ?
  2. Amanda Strassburger Born 1904? Dead: † 1952-07-05
  3. Clarissa Strassburger

Elly Strassburgers ancestral Ahnentafel:

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Elly Strassburger
Born: 1910-03-01

Father:
Leopold Strassburger

Born: 1878
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Paternal Grandfather:
Salomon Strassburger

Born: 1839-04-02
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Paternal Great-grandfather:
Adolf Strassburger
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Babette Wulff
Paternal Grandmother:
Amalie Koch

Born:
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Paternal Great-grandfather::
Paternal Great-grandmother:

Mother:
Julie Kossmayer

Born: 1876-12-30
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Maternal Grandfather:
Wenzel Kossmayer

Born: 1854
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Maternal Great-grandfather:
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Maternal Grandmother:
Mina Kübler

Born: 1852
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Maternal Great-grandfather:
Maternal Great-grandmother:


Elly Strassburger is mentioned on 5 other person pagesAdolf Strassburger,  Harry Belli,  Leopold Strassburger,  Leopold Strassburger,  Regina Strassburger,  

Elly Strassburger is mentioned on 2 location pagesCircus Belli,  Circus Strassburger,  

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Wilhelmine Sophia Eleonora Strassburger in Netherlands. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 November 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=882. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Categories director | zoo | Circus Strassburger | Strassburger family | Born 1910 | Dead 1988 | People from Germany


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