Adolph Woermann (10 December 1847 in

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– 4 May 1911 in the

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

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. 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 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