Background
Tamm, Peter was born on May 12, 1928 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Emil Tamm.
non-fiction writer historian journalist
Tamm, Peter was born on May 12, 1928 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Emil Tamm.
Student of Political Economics, University Hamburg.
His collection was the basis of Hamburg's International Maritim Museum in 2008. 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.
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. Among others, Peter Tamm was criticised for his handling of Nazi symbolism.
Some critics, like the German actor Rolf Becker, changed their opinions later. Tamm attended Gymnasium Eppendorf.
Model ships, marine books.
Married Ursula Weisshun in 1958.