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Andreas Henrik Stibolt (10 May 1739- 5 June 1821) was a Danish naval officer and chamberlain. He headed the Royal Danish Naval Academy from 1782 to 1797. Prior to that he had seen service in the Mediterranean on board HDMS Delmenhorst and HDMS Sejeren and in 1770–71 with HDMS Prins Friderich in the squadron ordered to Algiers. Although highly commended by his senior officers, his later career as commander, and member of several naval commissions in Copenhagen, was blighted by a court martial concerning the supply of masts to the navy. He was a skilled painter and draughtsman. Some of his works are in the collections of the Museum of National History, Danish Maritime Museum and Royal Danish Naval Academy.He was the brother of master shipbuilder at Nyholm Dockyard Ernst Wilhelm Stibolt.