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Hagenbeck

Hagenbeck may refer to:

  • Tierpark Hagenbeck, a zoo in Hamburg
  • Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, American circus
  • Haus Hagenbeck, a castle in Dorsten
  • Zeche Vereinigte Hagenbeck, a mine in Essen-Altendorf
  • Circus Carl Hagenbeck and Circus Wilhelm Hagenbeck (later Circus Willy Hagenbeck), German circusses

Hagenbeck is the surname of the following persons:

  • Franklin L. Hagenbeck (* 1949), general of the US-Army

The brother Gottfried C. Carl and Wilhelm with their descendants:

  • Gottfried Claes Carl Hagenbeck (1810–1887), German buisenessman and founder of hagenbeck's animal dealing
    • Carl Hagenbeck (1844–1913), German animal dealer, zoo- and circus-director
    • John Hagenbeck (1866–1940), organizer of human zoos, half-brother of Carl Hagenbeck
      • John George Hagenbeck (1900–1959), ship dealer and organizer of human zoos, sohn of John Hagenbeck
  • Wilhelm Hagenbeck (1850–1910), German circus-director
    • Willy Hagenbeck (1884–1965), German circus-director