of the editorial office of the daily paper Der Insel-Bote. Notable people Born in Wyk Stine Andresen (1849–1927), poet Friedrich Christiansen (1879–1972), Luftwaffe General, Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht in the Netherlands Knud Broder Knudsen (1912–2000), politician Hans von Storch (born 1949), climate researcher and meteorologist Arfst Wagner (born 1954), Waldorf school teacher and editor Olaf Jürgen Schmidt (born 1981), German author and theater director Affiliated with Föhr Sidonie Werner (1860–1932), politician. Founded a sanitorium for Jewish children endangered by tuberculosis (1927–1938) in Wyk. Carl Haeberlin (1870–1954), founder of the Frisian museum in Wyk and researcher of Frisian history; pioneer of thalassotherapy Hellmuth von Mücke (1881–1957), officer of the Imperial Navy, lived in Wyk 1929–1940 Hans-Jürgen von Maydell (born 1932), silviculture scientist, graduated from high school in Wyk in 1954 Heidrun Hesse (1951–2007), Professor of Philosophy, died in Wyk Stanfour, a rock band Honorary citizens Ernst von Prittwitz und Gaffron (1833–1904), Prussian Lieutenant General and knight of the Order of St. John References External links Homepage of Wyk auf Föhr Towns in Schleswig-Holstein Port cities and towns of the North Sea Föhr Seaside resorts in Germany Nordfriesland Populated coastal places in Germany (North Sea)