Hengler, Michael, c1760 - 1802
Person
Dates
- Existence: c1760 - 1802
Biography
Michael Hengler started the Hengler Circus dynasty. Michael was a German equestrian and pyrotechnic, who served as a Lieutenant in the Hanoverian Artillery before moving to London in c1780. In 1783 Michael, aka Signor Hengler, established the Hengler’s Fireworks company in London and among his clientele were Philip Astley and Vauxhall and Ranelagh Pleasure Gardens.
In c1783 Michael Hengler married Sarah, who was an equestrian, wire walker and pyrotechnic. They had three children Henry Michael (1784-1861), Tobias Joseph (born and died 1786), and Magdalen Elizabeth (b.c.1788).
Michael Hengler died in 1802.