Heinrich Smidt - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Heinrich Smidt was a German writer. He wrote novels and adventure stories about the sea, as well as the article "Die Klabautermann", about the German water sprite of the same name

Klabautermann

A Klabautermann is a water kobold who assists sailors and fishermen on the Baltic and North Sea in their duties. He is a merry and diligent creature, with an expert understanding of most watercraft, and an unsupressable musical talent. He also rescues sailors washed overboard. The name comes from...

, in the German publication Seegemälde in 1828.

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