Carl August Ehrensvärd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl August Ehrensvärd

Swedish naval officer, painter, author, and neo-classical architect

Date of Birth: 05-May-1745

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 21-May-1800

Profession: writer, architect, military personnel, painter, cartoonist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.
Some of his writings were published by Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet.In 1790, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.