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Hermann Oelrichs (June 8, 1850 – September 1, 1906) was an American businessman, multimillionaire, and agent of Norddeutsche Lloyd shipping.
Jun 12, 2019 · Learn how a string of shark attacks in New Jersey in 1916 inspired Jaws and changed the way Americans view ocean predators. Hermann Oelrichs, a millionaire and athlete, was one of the few who believed sharks could bite humans.
L ast week Tessie Oelrichs, the daughter of an Irish immigrant who made millions in the Comstock Lode, turned in her grave. Before she died in 1926 she knew that grand-manner Newport could not...
In 1891, businessman and millionaire Hermann Oelrichs had some friends over to his seaside home to prove once and for all that sharks were as harmless as kittens. They simply didn’t have the...
Hermann Oelrichs died last Saturday at sea on board the North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, on which he was returning to this country after...
In 1891, millionaire banker and adventurer Hermann Oelrichs offered a $500 reward in the New York Sun "for an authenticated case of a man having been attacked by a shark in [the] temperate waters" north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
Jun 26, 2016 · Learn how a series of fatal shark attacks in New Jersey in 1916 sparked a fear of sharks that lasted for decades. Find out how the movie "Jaws" and the shark-fin trade further contributed to the decline of shark populations and how education can change the public's attitude.
