Year 1898 in the Elephant culture history

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Present selection: year 1898* 9 persons were born ⚭ 2 persons married or partnered 1 persons attacked † 4 persons died * 5 elephants born 5 elephants imported † 10 elephants dead

1898 mentioned in locations

2 location entries where 1898 is mentioned

Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium

zoo in United States
Founded year 1898

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The Big Game Ranch

dealer in Tanzania
Founded year 1898
† Closed year 1937

1898 person birth records

9 entries with persons who were born in 1898

Frank DuMond

Frank Lee DuMond, museum director in United States, born 1898 West Hurley, New York, in United States.

director 1932-1964 at Grand Rapids Public Museum in United States

Harry Barlay

Reinhold Kwasnik, circus director in Germany, born 1898 , in .

owner 1935- at Circus Barlay (Olympia, Berolina) in Germany

Maria Rasputin

Maria Rasputin, circus animal trainer in United States, born 1898-03-27 , in Russia.

animal trainer 1929-1931 at Circus Busch (Paul Busch) in Germany
animal trainer 1933-1933 at Cirque d´Hiver Bouglione in France
animal trainer 1935-1937 at Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in United States
animal trainer 1937- at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Leslie Sanger

Olman Leslie Sanger, circus artist in United Kingdom, born 1898-12-18 Lambeth, Surrey, in United Kingdom.

artist - at Circus Sanger in United Kingdom

Fritz Oehme

Fritz Oehme, circus elephant trainer in Switzerland, born 1898-09-26 , in Germany.

elephant trainer-1944 at Circus Sarrasani in Germany
elephant trainer 1944- at Circus Knie in Switzerland

Oskar Hoppe

Oskar Hoppe, circus director in Germany, born 1898 , in Germany.

assistant director-1935 at Circus Willy Hagenbeck in Germany
owner 1940- at Circus Helene Hoppe in Germany
owner 1962-1969 at Circus Willy Hagenbeck in Germany

Arthur Sanger

Arthur Sanger, circus artist in United Kingdom, born 1898-12-18 Lambeth, Surrey, in United Kingdom.

artist - at Circus Sanger in United Kingdom

Rosina Casartelli

Eleonora "Rosina" Gerardi, circus director in Italy, born 1898 , in .

artist at Circus Gerardi in Italy
owner 1933-1945 at Circus Medrano-Casartelli in Italy

Jean Haetelfinger

Jean Haetelfinger, zoo elephant keeper in Switzerland, born 1898? , in .

elephant keeper -1923 at Basel Zoo in Switzerland

2 persons married or partnered in 1898

2 entries with persons who married or partnered in 1898

Dora Miehe

Dorthea Vilhelmine Karoline Miehe, circus director in Denmark, born 1868-12-09 Harreslev, Randers amt, in Denmark.

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Married
1898

August Phänner

August Louis Hermann Phänner, circus artist in Denmark, born ? , in .

1 casulaties of people being attcked by elephants in 1898

1 entries with persons who were attcked by elephants in 1898

1898-06-03 Racine, Wisconsin,, United States

† elephant trainer Joe Anderson

fatal attack by Prince at Great Wallace Brothers. † Joe Anderson died 1898-06-03, Racine, WI

1898 person Obituaries

4 entries with persons who died in 1898

Joe Anderson

John M. Anderson (b. ? ) circus elephant trainer in United States, died † 1898-06-03 Racine, WI, in United States.

elephant superintendent 1895-1898 at Great Wallace Brothers in United States

Ephraim Sells

Ephraim Sells (b. ) circus director in United States, died † 1898 , in United States.

owner 1871-1896 at Sells Brothers Circus in United States
owner 1896-1898 at Forepaugh-Sells Show in United States

August Ringling

Heinrich Friedrich August Ringling (b. 1826 ) circus director in United States, died † 1898 , in United States.

assistant director -1898 at Ringling Bros. Circus in United States

Rebecca Cooke

Rebecca Cooke (b. 1814 ) circus artist in United Kingdom, died † 1898 , in .

artist - at Cooke’s Circus in United Kingdom

Elephants imported in 1898

5 entries with elephant imported in 1898

Elephants born in 1898

5 entries with elephant born in 1898

♀ Koko (Babe, Bama)

Born 1898 at Unknown. Dead † 1954-04-00)at Buffalo Zoo, in United States

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♀ Lizzie (Empress)

Born 1898 at Unknown. Dead † 1940-06-24)at Philadelphia Zoo, in United States

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♀ Löcky

Born 1898 at Unknown. Dead † 1945)at Circus Krone, in Germany

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♂ Pepi

Born 1898 at Africa unspecified location. Now living at Wroclaw Zoo (Zoo Breslau), in Poland

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♀ Tilly

Born 1898 at Unknown. Dead † 1938-02-11)at Leipzig Zoo, in Germany

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Elephants dead in 1898

10 entries with elephants who died in 1898

♂ Nick

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1898-11-12)at Barnum and Baileys circus European tour, in United States

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♂ Gold Dust

Born 1880 at Unknown. Dead † 1898-11-04)at Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington, in United States

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⚪ Keddah

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1898-10-14)at Ringling Bros. Circus, in United States

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♂ Prince

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1898-07-03)at Great Wallace Brothers, in United States

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⚪ Cincinnati

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1898-06-00)at Ringling Bros. Circus, in United States

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♂ Don Pedro

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1898-05-15)at Barnum and Baileys circus European tour, in United States

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♂ Diamond

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1898-03-00)at Great Wallace Brothers, in United States

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♀ Jennie

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1898-01-18)at Philadelphia Zoo, in United States

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♀ Madame Abdella

Born at Myanmar unspecified location. Dead † 1898)at Wombwells Menagerie No.1, in United Kingdom

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♀ unknown

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1898)at Berlin Zoo, in Germany

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