Thomas Dörflein
German zookeeper
Thomas Dörflein was a German zookeeper at the Berlin Zoological Garden for 26 years. After the baby polar bear Knut was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth in 2006, Dörflein—who cared for both the zoo's wolves and the bears—was... Wikipedia
Born: October 13, 1963, Berlin, Germany
Died: September 22, 2008 (age 44 years), Berlin, Germany
Place of burial: In den Kisseln, Berlin, Germany
Movies and shows: Knut and Friends, Knut, das Eisbärbaby, Hallo Knut!, and more