Ringling brothers

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The Ringling brothers were a family of American circus impresarios who built one of the most famous and influential traveling circuses in the world.

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instanceOf circus impresarios
family
acquired Barnum & Bailey Circus NERFINISHED
acquisitionDate 1907
basedIn Baraboo, Wisconsin NERFINISHED
Sarasota, Florida NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
fieldOfWork circus
entertainment industry
founded Ringling Bros. Circus NERFINISHED
genre traditional American circus
hasHeritage German-American
hasMember Albert Ringling NERFINISHED
Alfred T. Ringling NERFINISHED
August Ringling NERFINISHED
Charles Ringling NERFINISHED
Henry Ringling NERFINISHED
John Ringling NERFINISHED
Otto Ringling NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Baraboo, Wisconsin NERFINISHED
Sarasota, Florida NERFINISHED
inception 1884
industry circus industry
influenced American popular entertainment
development of modern circus touring practices
languageOfWorkOrName English
mergedInto Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus NERFINISHED
mergerDate 1907
notableAchievement building the largest circus enterprise in the United States in the early 20th century
notableFor creating one of the largest traveling circuses in the world
popularizing large-scale circus tours in the United States
notableWork Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus NERFINISHED
occupation circus owner
showman
parentOrganization Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows NERFINISHED
significantEvent acquisition of Barnum & Bailey Circus
significantProject creation of a multi-ring circus format
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century

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