Adolph Woermann (10 December 1847 in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

– 4 May 1911 in the Grönwohld-Hof near

Trittau Trittau (; West Low German: ''Trittow'') is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, located 30 km east of Hamburg. It is the economical and administrative center of Amt Trittau, which is part of the Stormarn district. Other villages ...

) was a German merchant, shipowner and politician, who was also instrumental in the establishment of

German colonies German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

. In his time he was the largest German trader to West AfricaKlaus J. Bade
''Friedrich Fabri und der Imperialismus in der Bismarckzeit. Revolution – Depression – Expansion.''
Freiburg i.Br. 1975, 2005 (2005 mit neuem Vorwort: Osnabrück), S. 362 (retrieved 23 November 2006) and – with his

Woermann-Linie The Woermann-Linie was a German shipping company that operated from 1885 to 1942. History It was founded on 15 June 1885 by Adolph Woermann and developed as one of the leading shipping companies between Europe and Africa. From 1899 the company ...

– the largest private shipowner in the world.Klaus J. Bade
''Friedrich Fabri und der Imperialismus in der Bismarckzeit. Revolution – Depression – Expansion.''
Freiburg i.Br. 1975, 2005 (2005 mit neuem Vorwort: Osnabrück), S. 315 (retrieved 23 November 2006) Recent scholarship has accused him of basing his fortunes on exploitation and war profiteering,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woermann, Adolph 1847 births 1911 deaths Businesspeople from Hamburg German Lutherans National Liberal Party (Germany) politicians Members of the 6th Reichstag of the German Empire Members of the 7th Reichstag of the German Empire 19th-century German businesspeople Businesspeople in shipping German colonisation in Africa 19th-century Lutherans