Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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  1. This is Siegfried Wiesner.

    Rob.

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  2. Siegfried Wiesner. He had a mixed group of male lions and tigers amongst other acts. His father was also a very good trainer. I saw this act once.

    Jim Clubb

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  3. Jim,
    Thank you, he is one I have never heard of, or his father.

    Wade

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  4. Rob,
    Thank you. Do you know anymore about him or the act's he had?

    Wade

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  5. The picture on your blog; guy neck carry male tiger is Siegfried Wisner.
    He worked his own animals: 3 male lions and 3 male tigers in 60's and 70's.
    I was in Frankfurter ZOO at that time and he was a friend.
    About 1965 when lions and tigers picked up the fight,he continued to
    work only 3 tigers; they where super tame.
    Josip Marcan.

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  6. Here is some info about mr. Wiesner:


    1961: Circus Busch Hoppe (3 lions and tigers)
    1962 – 1964: Circus Willy Hagenbeck (tigers and lions
    1964/1965: Cirque d’hiver Bouglione
    1965 -1967: Circus Willy Hagenbeck
    1968: Circus Krone March Programm
    1968: Österreicher National Circus
    1969: Circus Roland Busch
    1970: Schweizer National Circus Knie (3 tigers and 2 lions)
    1971: Circus Busch Roland
    1971/1972: Menschen Tieren Sensationen
    1972: Circus Mexiko (5 tigers, 1 lions, 3 leopards, 2 jaguars, 1 black leopard)

    I remember from some pics that he had also some dogs in his act can this be right ?

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  7. This is what I could find about him Wade.He was born on 3-10-1934
    in Crimmitschau,Germany and was a learned orthopedic shoemaker.He learned the trade of trainer from his uncle Josef Wiesner.His aunt Valerie,also presented tigers.

    1961 Circus Busch-Hoppe with 3 lions and 3 tigers.
    1962-1963 Circus Willy Hagenbeck.
    1963-1964(Winter)Circus Wilhelm Butz?
    1964 Circus Willy Hagenbeck.

    1964-1965(Winter)Cirque d'Hiver
    1965 Circus Willy Hagenbeck.
    1965-1966 Lübecker Tierpark with
    2 lions and 3 tigers.
    1967 Circus Willy Hagenbeck.
    1968( March) Circus Krone.
    1968 Circus Carl Rebernigg,Austria
    1968-1969(Winter)Lübecker Tierpark
    1969 Circus Busch- Roland.
    1970 Circus Knie.
    1971 Circus Busch- Roland.
    Besides the lions and tigers a group of spotted and black (1)leopards,jaguars,lioness(1) and collie dogs.
    1971-1972(Winter)Deutschlandhalle Berlin.
    1972 Circus Mexiko.
    1973-1974 Amusementpark Sapporo Japan with 5 tigers,1 lioness,1black leopard,3 spotted leopards,3
    Jaguars,2 Collie dogs.

    Rob

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  8. Thomas and Rob,
    Thank you for the good information. He sure didn't stay on a show very long, and seem's to have changed/moved every couple of years.

    Wade

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