Carl August Ehrensvärd
Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect (1745–1800)
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| Born | (1745-05-05)5 May 1745 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 21 May 1800(1800-05-21) (aged 55) Örebro, Sweden |
| Service/ | Swedish Navy |
| Years of service | 1753–1794 |
| Rank | General admiral |
| Commands held | Archipelago fleet (1784–88) |
| Battles/wars | Pomeranian War Russo-Swedish War |
| Relations | Sof of Augustin Ehrensvärd Grandfather of Albert Ehrensvärd |
Count Carl August Ehrensvärd (5 May 1745 – 21 May 1800) was a Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect.
Ehrensvärd was born in Stockholm, and died in Örebro. Though active as a naval officer during his entire life, he is mostly remembered for the burlesque caricatures of often famous people from his era with which he decorated his letters.[1] Some of his writings were published by Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet.[2]
In 1790, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
See also
- Johan Tobias Sergel
- Carl Michael Bellman
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carl August Ehrensvärd.
- "A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Oxford University Press 1999-2006)". Answers.com. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
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