Hermann Claass
Hermann Claaß (* 1841 in Marienau, Marienwerder district , West Prussia ; † 1914 in Königsberg i. Pr. ) Was a German pharmacist and dental technician .
In 1895 Claaß directed the Northeast German Trade Exhibition in Königsberg. He represented Lord Mayor Karl Selke's idea of creating a zoo and taking over the exhibition's wooden buildings. The zoo association was founded in 1895 under the chairmanship of Max Braun (zoologist) . The Königsberg zoo was opened in 1896. Claaß was director from 1897 to 1913.
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon . Würzburg 2002, p. 56
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| SURNAME | Claass, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pharmacist and dental technician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marienau, Marienwerder district , West Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1914 |
| Place of death | Koenigsberg i. Pr. |