Zara Schmelen

Zara Schmelen
Born
Zara Hendrichs

1793 (1793)
Steinkopf, Dutch Cape Colony
Died1831 (aged 37–38)
Burial placeOld Komaggas Cemetery, Komaggas, Namakwa District Municipality
OccupationsLinguist, translator
Years active1814-1831
Notable workTranslation of the New Testament of the Bible into the Khoikhoi language
SpouseHeinrich Schmelen (1814-1831)
ChildrenThree daughters, one son

Zara Schmelen (c. 1793 – 1831) was a Southern African missionary's wife, born in the Cape Colony but later moved to Namaqualand. She was the primary translator of the New Testament of the Bible into the Khoikhoi language, assisted by her husband Heinrich Schmelen.

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