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Ringling, John, 1866-1936

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Personal name headingRingling, John, 1866-1936
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Variant(s)Rùˆngeling, Johan 1866-1936
Birth date18660531
Death date19361202
Found inJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Fla. The John and Mable Ringling museum of art ... 1942
Gurvis, Sandra. Three Ringling circus, 2024: ECIP galley (With this book, I tried to bring a fresh approach and perspective to the history of Sarasota, John Ringling and his brothers as well as The Ringling itself)
Wikipedia, viewed 2023-08-02: John Ringling (John Nicholas Ringling (May 31, 1866-December 2, 1936) was an American entrepreneur who is the best known of the seven Ringling brothers, five of whom merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Bros World's Greatest Shows to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the modern circus. In addition to owning and managing many of the largest circuses in the United States, he was also a rancher, a real estate developer and art collector; Born Johan Nicholas Rùˆngeling May 31, 1866 McGregor, Iowa, U.S. Died December 2, 1936 (aged 70) New York City, New York, U.S.)