John Heinrich August Hagenbeck was a German animal dealer, a plantation owner in Ceylon and a writer of books. He was the originator of what is now Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo. Wikipedia
Born: October 15, 1866, Hamburg, Germany
Died: December 16, 1940 (age 74 years)
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