Carl Herman Dorner (December 22, 1837 – August 13, 1911) was a member of the

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Biography

Dorner was born on December 22, 1837, in what is now Hamburg, Germany. He attended the

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and

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. From 1871 to 1875, Dorner directed the Zoological Garden of Hamburg. He later helped layout and organize the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Dorner went on to join the faculty of the

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, eventually becoming its principal. Dorner died on August 13, 1911, at his daughter's summer home in

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. He was buried in Milwaukee.

Political career

Dorner was a member of the Assembly for Milwaukee County's Fourth District from 1908 until his death. Additionally, he was a member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from 1904 to 1908. He was a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorner, Carl Politicians from Hamburg Politicians from Milwaukee Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly County supervisors in Wisconsin American school principals Schoolteachers from Wisconsin University of Jena alumni Leipzig University alumni 1837 births 1911 deaths 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians