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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] He remains a controversial figure, for the fact that he accumulated his vast fortunes from exploitation and war profiteering. [3]
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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] He remains a controversial figure, for the fact that he accumulated his vast fortunes from exploitation and war profiteering. [3]