Peter Tamm
| Peter Tamm | |
|---|---|
 Peter Tamm on the Rickmer Rickmers in 2008 | |
| Born | 12 May 1928 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Peter Tamm (born 12 May 1928) is a German journalist and collector. His collection was the basis of Hamburg's International Maritim Museum in 2008.
Career
Peter Tamm started 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.[1]
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.[2]
Among others, Peter Tamm was criticised for his handling of Nazi symbolism.[1] Some critics, like the German actor Rolf Becker, changed their opinions later.[3]
Early life
Tamm attended Gymnasium Eppendorf.[4]
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.
References
- 1 2 Walden, Hans. "Musealer Militarismus Das Tamm-Museum in Hamburg". Wissenschaft & Frieden (in German). 2008-4: Friedenswissenschaft – Friedensbewegung – Friedenspolitik. Bonn. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ Nording, Werner (2005-09-27). "Keine Distanz zur Hitler-Zeit" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ "Tamm-Museum: Rolf Becker nimmt Kritik zurück" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ "Prominente Unterstützung für das Gymnasium Eppendorf" (PDF). Die Welt (in German). Axel Springer. 7 February 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
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.
External links
- Peter Tamm in the German National Library catalogue