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 and – with his Woermann-Linie – the largest private shipowner in the world.
Author: Source: Cropped version of the photography labeled "017-0097-30" from the Picture Archive of the German Colonial Society in the University Library Frankfurt/Main (Germany) [Bildarchiv der Deutschen Kolonialgesellschaft in der Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main]: http://www.ub.bildarchiv-dkg.uni-frankfurt.de/ (Anmerkung des Bildarchivs: "Repro teilweise rosa eingefärbt") License: CC-PD-Mark PD Old