# Heinrich Schmelen

> Johann Heinrich Schmelen was a German missionary and linguist who worked in South Africa and South West Africa. Traveling through the area of today's northern South Africa and central and southern Namibia he founded the mission stations at Bethanie and Steinkopf and discovered the natural harbour at Walvis Bay. Together with his wife Zara he translated parts of the Bible into Khoekhoegowab (Damara/Nama) and published a dictionary.

*Missionary and Bible translator*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1777
- **Died:** 1848
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Johann Schmelen](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Schmelen)
- [هينريخ ستشميلين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Heinrich Schmelen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Schmelen)
- [Heinrich Schmelen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Schmelen)
- [Heinrich Schmelen](https://tn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Schmelen)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99400)

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