Johan Burgers

Johannes Gerhardus Hendrikus Burgers (31 January 1870 – 12 June 1943) was in 1913 the founder of Burgers' Dierenpark, nowadays called Royal Burgers' Zoo. He was the owner and director of it until 1939. His youngest daughter Lucie Burgers was his successor, with her husband Reinier van Hooff. Their son, Antoon van Hooff (1937-2004), further developed the zoo. In 1895, Burgers bought a town house in 's-Heerenberg. In 1908, he visited the Tierpark Hagenbeck of Carl Hagenbeck In 1916, Burgers wanted to add lions and bears which was resisted by the local government.

Jan van Hooff, biologist and professor of comparative physiology at Utrecht University is one of his grandchildren.