Franz Nock
Franz Nock (born August 7, 1936 in Kriegstetten ) is a Swiss artist and horse dresser .
Life and circus career
Franz Nock was born in a circus wagon from Circus Nock . He was trained by his father at an early age and soon became a crowd favorite. The hard training was the basis for later artistic excellence, such as the "Floating Ladder" presented in 1955 with his sister Elvira . Tricks on a 24 meter high swaying mast or a pyramid of chairs that stood on four bottles were also spectacular. Nock turned down offers to perform in the United States to run the family's Nock circus. Later his focus shifted to horse training, which his daughter Franziska Nock later took over.
He is married to Verena Nock-Hochstrasser and has three daughters, in addition to the aforementioned Franziska, the contortionist Verena Nock and Alexandra Nock, who also followed in her father's footsteps in the trapeze.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Circus patron Franz Nock turns 75 and celebrates on tour. in: Aargauer Zeitung, August 8, 2011. ( Memento of the original from December 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Cirkus Nock is celebrating. in: Der Bund, June 15, 2010 ( Memento of the original from December 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Nock, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss artist and horse dresser |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kriegstetten |