Adolph Woermann

Adolph Woermann (10 December 1847 in Hamburg – 4 May 1911 in the Grönwohld-Hof near Trittau) was a German merchant, shipowner and politician, who was also instrumental in the establishment of German colonies in Africa. In his time he was the largest German trader to West Africa[1] and – with his Woermann-Linie – the largest private shipowner in the world.[2] Recent scholarship has accused him of basing his fortunes on exploitation and war profiteering,[3]

See also: SS Adolph Woermann
Adolph Woermann

References
  1. Klaus J. Bade: Friedrich Fabri und der Imperialismus in der Bismarckzeit. Revolution – Depression – Expansion. Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Freiburg i.Br. 1975, 2005 (2005 mit neuem Vorwort: Osnabrück), S. 362 (retrieved 23 November 2006)
  2. Klaus J. Bade: Friedrich Fabri und der Imperialismus in der Bismarckzeit. Revolution – Depression – Expansion. Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Freiburg i.Br. 1975, 2005 (2005 mit neuem Vorwort: Osnabrück), S. 315 (retrieved 23 November 2006)
  3. Alexandra Gittermann (23 March 2021), "Afrika-Ausbeuter Adolph Woermann - Steinreich durch Schnaps und Zwangsarbeit", Spiegel Online (in German), retrieved 23 March 2021
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