# Carl Ewald

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For the German gastroenterologist, see [Carl Anton Ewald](/source/Carl_Anton_Ewald).

**Carl Ewald** (ˈe̝ːˌvælˀ, 15 October 1856 – 23 February 1908) was a Danish [novelist](/source/Novelist) and [satirist](/source/Satirist), known for his [fairy tales](/source/Fairy_tale).[1]

## Biography

Carl Ewald was born on 15 October 1856 in [Bredelykke by Gram](/source/Gram,_Denmark) in the [Duchy of Schleswig](/source/Duchy_of_Schleswig), then a part of [Denmark](/source/Denmark).[2] He was named after [his grandfather of the same name|Carl Ewald (military)|his grandfather of the same name](/source/Carl_Ewald_(military)) and he had twelve siblings. His father, [H. F. Ewald](/source/H._F._Ewald) was an author. He was educated at the [University of Copenhagen](/source/University_of_Copenhagen), where his family had moved to after the Duchy of Schleswig [fell to Prussia in 1864](/source/Second_Schleswig_War).[1] From 1880 to 1883, he was a school director in [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen).[3] His first literary work was published in 1882. After spending a few years as a forester, he turned to literature in 1887, issuing school texts and translations.[1]

In 1893, he had a son, [Jesper Ewald](/source/Jesper_Ewald), with Betty Ponsaing. In 1894, due to an extramarital relationship he had with [Agnes Henningsen](/source/Agnes_Henningsen), Ewald's second son [Poul](/source/Poul_Henningsen) was born. The relationship ended in a divorce.[4]

Ewald died in [Charlottenlund](/source/Charlottenlund) (near [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen)) on 23 February 1908, aged 51.[5][2] He was buried in [Gentofte](/source/Gentofte).[2]

## Works

- *Singleton's Udenlandsrejse* (1894)
- *Glaede over Danmark* (1898)
- *Sulasmiths Have* (1898)
- *Der Kinderkreuzzug* (*The Children's Crusade*, 1896)
- *Mein Kleiner Junge* (*My little boy*, 1899)
- *Crumlin* (1900)

Several of his works have been translated into English.[1]

- *The Pond and Other Stories*, tr. [Alexander Teixeira de Mattos](/source/Alexander_Teixeira_de_Mattos), ill. [Harry B. Neilson](/source/Harry_B._Neilson) (London: Everett & Co., 1909)

## References

1. Rimestad, Chr. (1979–84). ["Carl Ewald"](http://denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Kunst_og_kultur/Litteratur/Forfatter/Carl_Ewald) (in Danish). *[Dansk Biografisk Leksikon](/source/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon)*. 3rd ed. [Gyldendal](/source/Gyldendal). Retrieved 2019-11-24.

1. Zibrandtsen, Marianne (2003-05-15). ["Agnes Henningsen"](https://www.kvinfo.dk/side/170/bio/425/) (in Danish). *[The Danish Center for Research on Women and Gender](/source/KVINFO)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20040909012622/http://www.kvinfo.dk/side/170/bio/425/) 2004-09-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-11-24.

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