Career

Born in McGregor, Iowa and raised in Baraboo, Wisconsin, they were the children of Heinrich Friedrich August Ringling (1826–1898), of Hanover, Germany, and Marie Salome Juliar (1833–1907), of Ostheim, France. They merged their Ringling Brothers Circus with America"s other leading circus troupes, ultimately creating the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which still tours today under that name.

Achievements

• Augustus Gustav Ringling "Gus" (1852–000000001907-12-18-0000December 18, 1907) a founder of the circus, August died from complication of diseases at a sanatorium in New Orleans where he came two weeks early hoping that the warmer climate would help.