Adolph Woermann
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 112 years ago |
Date of birth | December 10,1847 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Hamburg |
Germany | |
Date of died | May 4,1911 |
Died | Trittau |
Germany | |
Parents | Carl Woermann |
Children | Hedwig Jaenichen-Woermann |
Job | Politician |
Merchant | |
Education | Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums |
Founded | Astrolabe Company |
South Cameroon Company | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1429115 |
Adolph Woermann Life story
Adolph Woermann 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 and – with his Woermann-Linie – the largest private shipowner in the world.