Hugo Schmitt
German-American circus artist and elephant trainer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hugo Schmitt, born July 19, 1904, in Bann, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, in Southwestern Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany, dead August 9, 1977, in Sarasota, Florida, United States, was a German-American circus artist, animal trainer and one of the worlds most famous elephant trainers with a record of 55 elephants performing in the ring. Starting his career at Carl Hagenbeck Circus-Stellingen in Germany, Schmitt was elephant superintendent at the world's largest circus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in the USA from 1947 to 1971.[1][2]
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Hugo Schmitt | |
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Born | (1904-07-19)July 19, 1904 |
Died | August 9, 1977(1977-08-09) (aged 73) Sarasota, Florida, United States |
Occupation | Animal trainer |
Known for | International elephant trainer |
Spouse |
Jenny Schmitt ā (before 1999) |
Children | 4 |
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