Carl Hagenbeck
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Carl Hagenbeck (10 June 1844 – 14 April 1913) was a German merchant of wild animals who supplied many European zoos, as well as P. T. Barnum.[1] He created the modern zoo with animal enclosures without bars that were closer to their natural habitat. [2] He was also an ethnography showman and a pioneer in displaying humans next to animals in human zoos.[3] His use of human zoos is widely considered to be inhumane today,[4][5][6][7] and was controversial even at the time.[8] The transformation of the zoo architecture initiated by him is known as the Hagenbeck revolution.[9] Hagenbeck founded Germany's most successful privately owned zoo, the Tierpark Hagenbeck, which moved to its present location in Hamburg's Stellingen district in 1907.[3]
Carl Hagenbeck | |
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Born | (1844-06-10)10 June 1844 |
Died | 14 April 1913(1913-04-14) (aged 68) Hamburg, Germany |
Nationality | German |
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Spouse | Amanda (n. Mehrman) |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Claus Gottfried Carl Hagenbeck |