ENTERPRISE THAT LED TO FORTUNE.
FOUNDER OF FAMOUS ZOOLOG I- * CAL PARK DIES. The death haa occurred of Herr Carl Hagenheck was closely associated with logical Park, at Stellingeiii. AH bis life HagenbeOck was closely associated with wild animals. Porn in 1844, be was the son of a Hamburg fishmonger whose enterprise in making a charge for admission to view seals which fishermen brought to his shop first set him on tho road to eminence in his peculiar calling. Whilst still in his teens, having shown remarkable aptitude in dealing with such creatures,, he had entire charge of the business which bis father established as a dealer in wild animals. When he attained to manhood he took over the business with a capital of £l2O. and developed it until he acquired a world-wide reputation, and got together a collection of trained and untrained live stock of all kinds valued at £30,000.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 2676, 28 July 1913, Page 8
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151ENTERPRISE THAT LED TO FORTUNE. Dunstan Times, Issue 2676, 28 July 1913, Page 8
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