sˈʌməsˌɛt mˈɔːæmz kˈæɹɪktɚ dʒˈɜːmən hˈæɹi fɹʌm hɪz bˈʊk kˌɑːzməpˈɑːlɪtənz, ɐ dˈeɪnɪʃ mˈæɹɪnɚ fɹʌm lˈændʒɪbˌiːk hˌuː wʌz ɪn fˈækt nˈoʊn æz ˈoʊld hˈæɹi bˌʌt kɹˈɪsənd æz dʒˈoʊhænz hˈɛnɹɪk ˈɛnɪvˌɑːldsən twˈɛnti tˈuː ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti twˈɛnti wˈʌn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, lˈɪvd ɔnðɪ ˈaɪlənd æz ɐ hˈɜːmɪt fɹʌm ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ.
Somerset Maugham's character German Harry from his book Cosmopolitans, a Danish mariner from Langebæk who was in fact known as Old Harry but christened as Johannes Henrik Enevoldsen (22 August 1850 – 21 January 1928), lived on the island as a hermit from about 1888 until his death.