The International Commission for Maritime History (ICMH) was established in 1960 to promote international cooperation and the exchange of ideas in the field of maritime history. It is affiliated with the International Committee of Historical Sciences.

History

Founded as the Commission Internationale d’Histoire Maritime, (or CIHM), it was first organized at Lisbon, Portugal, on 14 September 1960. It is registered in Paris, France, as a non- profit “association étrangère selon le décret-loi du 12 avril 1939” and was authorised by the “Ministère de l’Intérieur” by “arrêté du 7 mai 1965” (See, Journal Officiel of 13 June 1965, p. 4936). The International Commission for Maritime History is the successor organization to the International Commission for the History of Great Discoveries (ancienne Commission internationale pour l’histoire des grandes découvertes)

Membership

Membership in the organisation is by national delegation. At present the following countries have national organizations as members: * Australi
Australian Association for Maritime History
* Canada

Canadian Nautical Research Society The Canadian Nautical Research Society (CNRS; french: Société canadienne pour la recherche nautique, ''SCRN'') was originally established as the Canadian Society for the Promotion of Nautical Research, then incorporated 25 October 1984 under i ...

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* Denmar
The Committee for Danish Maritime History and Anthropology
* Finland * Franc
Sociéte française d'histoire maritime
* Germany Deutsche Seefahrtsgeschichtliche Kommission * Great Britain British Commission for Maritime History * The Netherlands * Norway * USA

North American Society for Oceanic History The North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) is the national organization in the United States of America for professional historians, underwater archeologists, archivists, librarians, museum specialists and others working in the broad fi ...

The following organisations have ICMH associate membership
International Maritime Economic History Association
(IMEHA)
Association of the History of the Northern Seas
(AHNS)

Officials

The Secretariat is currently located at the

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, United States: Prof. Dr.

Ingo Heidbrink Ingo Heidbrink (born 1968) is a German maritime historian who is Professor of History with a specialization on Maritime History at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He is specialized on Fisheries History, Traditional Watercraft and Mus ...

-Secretary General- International Commission for Maritime History c/o Department of History Old Dominion University 8000 Batten Arts & Letters Building Norfolk, VA 23529 USA * President: Dr. Graydon Henning (Australia) * Immediate past president: Dr. Atle Thowsen (Norway) * Vice-presidents: Dr. Tapio Bergholm (Finland), Dr. William Glover (Canada), Prof. John Hattendorf (United States) * Secretary General: Prof. Dr.

(Germany / United States) * Treasurer: Dr. Mary Ellen Condon-Rall (United States)

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://intcommarhist.wordpress.com/ History organizations based in France Organizations based in Paris Non-profit organizations based in France Maritime history organizations Organizations established in 1960