Christian Augustus Siebe (known by his middle name; 1788 – 15 April 1872) was a British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment.

[1] In the 1830s the Deane brothers asked Siebe to make a variation of their smoke helmet design for underwater use.

Expanding on improvements already made by another engineer, George Edwards, Siebe produced his own design; a helmet fitted to a full length watertight canvas diving suit.

Colonel Charles Pasley, leader of the Royal Navy team that used Siebe's suit on the wreck of HMS Royal George suggested the helmet should be detachable from the corselet, giving rise to the typical standard diving dress which revolutionised underwater civil engineering, underwater salvage, commercial diving and naval diving.

[2] Besides his contributions to diving he also invented: In 1823, Siebe won the Vulcan medal from the Royal Society of Arts for an improved screw threading tool.