Carl Hagenbeck

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Carl Hagenbeck was a pioneering German animal dealer and zoo director known for revolutionizing modern zoo design with open, cageless enclosures and for organizing ethnographic exhibitions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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instanceOf animal dealer
entrepreneur
human
zoo director
associatedWith Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg NERFINISHED
birthDate 1844-06-10
burialPlace Hamburg NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Germany
deathDate 1913-04-14
designed open-moat zoo enclosures
ethnicGroup German
familyName Hagenbeck NERFINISHED
father Gottfried Hagenbeck NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork exhibition design
zoo management
zoology (practical)
founded Hagenbeck Zoo NERFINISHED
Tierpark Hagenbeck NERFINISHED
givenName Carl NERFINISHED
hasNationality German
industry animal trade
zoological gardens
influenced 20th-century zoo design
modern zoo architecture
knownFor Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName German
name Carl Hagenbeck NERFINISHED
notableFor creating panoramic zoo exhibits
developing open cageless enclosures for animals
organizing ethnographic exhibitions
revolutionizing modern zoo design
notableIdea barless zoo exhibits
naturalistic animal habitats in zoos
notableWork Tierpark Hagenbeck design concept
occupation animal dealer
showman
zoo director
organized ethnological exhibitions
so-called "human zoos"
periodActive early 20th century
late 19th century
placeOfBirth Hamburg NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Hamburg NERFINISHED
residence Hamburg NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation Hamburg NERFINISHED

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Ohlsdorf Cemetery burialPlaceOf Carl Hagenbeck