International Commission for Maritime History
Encyclopedia
The International Commission for Maritime History (ICMH) was established in 1960 to promote international cooperation and the exchange of ideas in the field of maritime history
. It is affiliated with the International Committee of Historical Sciences.
The International Commission for Maritime History is the successor organization to the International Commission for the History of Great Discoveries (ancienne Commission internationale pour l’histoire des grandes découvertes)
The following organisations have ICMH associate membership
in Norfolk, VA, USA:
Prof. Dr. Ingo Heidbrink
-Secretary General-
International Commission for Maritime History
c/o Department of History
Old Dominion University
8000 Batten Arts & Letters Building
Norfolk, VA 23529
USA
Maritime history
Maritime history is the study of human activity at sea. It covers a broad thematic element of history that often uses a global approach, although national and regional histories remain predominant...
. It is affiliated with the International Committee of Historical Sciences.
History
Founded as the Commission Internationale d’Histoire Maritime, (or CIHM), it was first organized at Lisbon, Portugal, on 14 September 1960. It is registered in Paris, France, as a non- profit “association étrangère selon le décret-loi du 12 avril 1939” and was authorised by the “Ministère de l’Intérieur” by “arrêté du 7 mai 1965” (See, Journal Officiel of 13 June 1965, p. 4936).The International Commission for Maritime History is the successor organization to the International Commission for the History of Great Discoveries (ancienne Commission internationale pour l’histoire des grandes découvertes)
Membership
Membership in the organisation is my national delegation. At present the following countries have national organizations as members:- Canada Canadian Nautical Research SocietyCanadian Nautical Research SocietyThe The Canadian Nautical Research Society / Société canadienne pour la recherche nautique was originally established as the Canadian Society for the Promotion of Nautical Research, then incorporated 25 October 1984 under its current name and achieved the status of a registered charity shortly...
| CNRS website
- Finland
- Germany Deutsche Seefahrtsgeschichtliche Kommission
- Great Britain British Commission for Maritime History
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- USA North American Society for Oceanic HistoryNorth American Society for Oceanic HistoryThe North American Society for Oceanic History is the national organization in the United States of America for professional historians, underwater archeologists, archivists, librarians, museum specialists and others working in the broad field of maritime history...
The following organisations have ICMH associate membership
- International Maritime Economic History Association (IMEHA)
- Association of the History of the Northern Seas (AHNS)
Officials
The Secretariat is currently located at the Old Dominion UniversityOld Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
in Norfolk, VA, USA:
Prof. Dr. Ingo Heidbrink
-Secretary General-
International Commission for Maritime History
c/o Department of History
Old Dominion University
8000 Batten Arts & Letters Building
Norfolk, VA 23529
USA
- President: Dr. Graydon HenningGraydon HenningGraydon Henning is an economic historian from the University of New England in Australia. He is a specialist in Australian economic history with a particular interest in maritime transport, business, and mining history, 1870–1914, and in the lumber trade of the Pacific Northwest, 1890 - 1914.-Early...
(Australia)
- Immediate past president: Dr. Atle ThowsenAtle ThowsenAtle Thowsen is a historian and the Director of the Bergen Maritime Museum and served as president of the International Commission for Maritime History from 2000 to 2005.-Early life and education:...
(Norway)
- Vice-presidents: Dr. Tapio Bergholm (Finland), Dr. William Glover (Canada), Prof. John HattendorfJohn HattendorfJohn Brewster Hattendorf is an American naval historian. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of more than forty books on British and American maritime history and naval warfare. In 2005, the U.S...
(United States)
- Secretary General: Prof. Dr. Ingo HeidbrinkIngo HeidbrinkIngo Heidbrink is a German Maritime Historian who is presently Professor of History with a specilization on Maritime History at Old Dominion University in Norfolk,VA....
(Germany / United States)
- Treasurer: Dr. Mary Ellen Condon-Rall (United States)
External links
- Official Website International Commission for Maritime History