 Dirk Meinerts Hahn

Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn, sometimes spelt Dirk Meinertz Hahn (born 1804 in Westerland, Sylt, died 1860) was probably best known as the captain of the ship "Zebra" that he captained to South Australia where the town of Hahndorf was named after him.A monument dedicated to him in Hahndorf was unveiled in 1939.