Carl August Ehrensvärd

Count Carl August Ehrensvärd (5 May 1745 – 21 May 1800) was a Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect.

For the Swedish admiral and politician, see Carl August Ehrensvärd (1858–1944). For the Swedish military officer, see Carl August Ehrensvärd (1892–1974).

Carl August Ehrensvärd
Born	(1745-05-05)5 May 1745 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	21 May 1800(1800-05-21) (aged 55) Örebro, Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Navy
Years of service	1753–1794
Rank	General admiral
Commands held	Archipelago fleet (1784–88)
Battles/wars	Pomeranian War Russo-Swedish War First Battle of Svensksund
Relations	Sof of Augustin Ehrensvärd Grandfather of Albert Ehrensvärd

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

1. "Ehrensvärd - Historiska personer". Historiesajten. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
2. "Svenska författare utgivna av Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet" (in Swedish). Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet. Archived from the original on 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2007-06-04.

External links

• "A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Oxford University Press 1999-2006)". Answers.com. Retrieved 2007-06-04.