Admiral Ulrich Anton Schønheyder (22 June 1775 – 21 April 1858) was a Danish naval officer and colonial administrator.

His father was pastor of Trinitatis Church and later bishop in Norway Johan Christian Schønheyder.

In 1809. he also captured a group of British sailors on Rømø and drove off the frigate HMS Penelope.

Shortly thereafter, he was transferred to the naval defense of Norway, took command of the brig Allart, and harried enemy frigates and convoys .

[1] In 1815–18, as commander of the brig Bornholm, he was initially sent to the Mediterranean where he concluded a peace treaty with Tripoli.

He then continued to the Danish West Indies where he strengthened the defence of the islands through the acquisition of the schooners Macaria and St.

The younger of the two sons Christian Wilhelm Schønheyder (1820-1877) joined the navy where he reached the rank of commodore.

The younger of the two daughters Antonia Augusta Schønheyder (1816-1885) married the naval officer Oluf Vilhelm Wilhelm de Fine Skibsted (1714-1781).