Johann Smidt [SEP] place of death
Johann Smidt
Johann Smidt (November 5, 1773 – May 7, 1857) was an important Bremen politician, theologian, and founder of Bremerhaven.
Smidt was a son of the Reformed preacher Johann Smidt sen., pastor at St. Stephen Church in Bremen. Smidt jun. studied theology in Jena, and was one of the founders of the Gesellschaft der freien Männer (Community of free men). He was ordained Reformed preacher in Zürich in 1797. He then became Professor of History at the "Gymnasium illustre"
Smidt
Smidt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Eric Smidt, American businessman
- Heinrich Smidt (1798–1867), German writer
- Hendrik Jan Smidt (1831–1917), Dutch politician
- J. H. Smidt van Gelder (1887-1969), Dutch pediatrician and art collector
- Johann Smidt (1773–1857), German politician and theologian
- Johannes Smidt (1887–1973), Norwegian theologian and priest
- Karoline Smidt Nielsen (born 1994), Danish footballer
- Karl Smidt