NIELS JANNASCH

'Niels Windekilde Jannasch,' OC, (1924 - 2001) was a mariner, marine historian and the founding director of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
He was born on July 5, 1924 in Holzminden, Germany. Jannasch served with coastal forces in the German navy in World War Two. After the war he sailed in merchant ships, most notably the four-masted barque ''Passat'' during the last grain race. He married Barbara Dierig in 1952 and the couple emigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Jannasch became the first director of the Maritime Museum of Canada in 1959 and oversaw its growth to become the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and move to a large waterfront location in 1981. He retired in 1982 but continued to go to sea and contribute to marine scholarship in many ways. Jannasch died at his home in Seabright, Nova Scotia on November 9, 2001. He is commemorated by a replica sailing sloop named ''Windekilde'' at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

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Obituaries: ''Toronto Globe and Mail'' and ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'' November 12, 2001

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★ Windekilde replica

★ Obituary ''Argonauta'', newsletter of the Canadian Nautical Research Society, Oct 2001, p.4-5