Peter Tamm

Peter Tamm (12 May 1928 – 29 December 2016) was a German journalist and collector. His collection formed the basis for the founding of Hamburg's International Maritim Museum in 2008.

Peter Tamm
Peter Tamm on the Rickmer Rickmers in 2008
Born(1928-05-12)12 May 1928
Died29 December 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 88)
NationalityGerman
OccupationJournalist

Early life

Tamm attended Gymnasium Eppendorf.[1]

Career

Tamm began his career as an editor for naval themes at the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper in 1948. From 1970 to 1991 Tamm was chairperson of the board at the Axel Springer AG.[2]

He collected militaria and model ships, among other things. From his collection, he founded the Wissenschaftliches Institut für Schifffahrts- und Marinegeschichte (Academic Institute for Shipping and Naval History) and later the Peter Tamm Sen. Stiftung foundation, which is the owner of the Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg.[3]

Peter Tamm was criticised for his handling of Nazi symbolism.[2] Some critics, like the German actor Rolf Becker, changed their opinions later.[4] He died on 29 December 2016, aged 88.[5]

Works
  • Tamm, Peter (2007). Selbsthilfe als Politik : eine explorative Studie zur qualitativen Bestimmung politischen Handelns im gesellschaftlichen Sektor kooperativer Selbsthilfetätigkeiten (in German). Munic: Hampp. ISBN 978-3-86618-182-3.
  • Bracker, Jörgen; North, Michael; Tamm, Peter (1980). Maler der See : Marinemalerei in dreihundert Jahren (in German). Herford: Koehler. ISBN 978-3-7822-0244-2.
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References
  1. "Prominente Unterstützung für das Gymnasium Eppendorf" (PDF). Die Welt (in German). Axel Springer. 7 February 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  2. Walden, Hans. "Musealer Militarismus Das Tamm-Museum in Hamburg". Wissenschaft & Frieden (in German). 2008-4: Friedenswissenschaft – Friedensbewegung – Friedenspolitik. Bonn. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  3. Nording, Werner (2005-09-27). "Keine Distanz zur Hitler-Zeit" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  4. "Tamm-Museum: Rolf Becker nimmt Kritik zurück" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  5. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/peter-tamm-101.html

Further reading
  • Rost, Alexander (1996). Schiffsspeisekarten aus der Sammlung Peter Tamm : Essen und Trinken auf See (in German). Hamburg: Wissenschaftliches Institut für Schiffahrts- und Marinegeschichte. ISBN 978-3-7822-0678-5.
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