Carl Ewald

Karl Ewald (Danish Carl Ewald, * October 15, 1856 at Bredelykke in grams in South Jutland, † February 23, 1908 in Charlottenburg, Copenhagen ) was a Danish writer.

Life

The son of surveyor and later professor and novelist RF Ewald attended high school in Frederiksborg. After studying philosophy and natural history in Copenhagen, he worked for a year as a private tutor. Subsequently he studied forest science at the Agricultural University in Copenhagen, but the training had to cancel due to a lengthy illness. He taught at various schools in Copenhagen and wrote the same texts in which he strove, simple and humorous to explain scientific facts and findings. In 1882, the first issue of his natural tales that made ​​him quickly famous and enabled him to be able to be free literary works appeared in 1883. With Betty Ponsaing he had a son, Jesper Ewald (1893-1969) and from an extramarital relationship with Agnes Henningsen Poul Henningsen 's son ( 1894-1967 ).

Work

The natural history tales that grew to five volumes soon founded his literary reputation. More stories from plants, animals and astronomical facts followed. He developed into a versatile writer and also wrote short stories, historical and contemporary novels, comedies and satirical sketches. In 1905 he transferred the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm into Danish. His writings have been translated into many languages ​​, and experienced a large number of requirements. In Germany especially the fairy tale and the story The bipod were so well known that it has Karl Ewald often mistaken for a German poet.

Works in alphabetical order:

  • Selected stories.
  • Selected Fairy Tales, Volume 1 to 5
  • Images from the animal and plant life.
  • The Star Child and Other Stories.
  • The hiding in the forest and other animal stories.
  • The earthworm and the stork.
  • The biped. The Tale of the people.
  • The princes of the year and other stories from nature.
  • The corals.
  • The night.
  • The most beautiful stories.
  • A fair memories and other stories.
  • My big girl.
  • My little boy.
  • Master stork and other stories.
  • Master Reynard, and other stories.
  • Master fox and other stories from nature.
  • Mother Nature says.
  • Night creatures.
  • Natural History fairy tale.
  • Sidelights. A sketchbook.
  • Aunt Eider goose and other stories from nature.
  • Animals among themselves.
  • Four fine friends and other stories. Natural Sciences fairy tale.
  • What the stork experienced in Africa.
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