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Johannes Ewald
Danish national dramatist, psalm writer and poet
Johannes Ewald (18 November &#;&#; 17 March ) was a Danish national dramatist, psalm writer and poet.
Johannes ewald biography
The lyrics of a song from one of his plays are used for one of the Danish national anthems, Kong Christian stod ved højen mast which has equal status of national anthem together with Der er et yndigt land. Quite until the days of romanticism, Ewald was considered the unsurpassed Danish poet.
Today he is probably more lauded than read; though considered classics, only few of his works have become popular.[1][2]
Biography
He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ewald grew up in a strongly pietistic parsonage.
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His father was Enevold Ewald (), vicar at the orphanage in Copenhagen. His maternal grandmother Marie Wulf (–), was a pietist and later a follower of the Moravian Church.[3]
He was fatherless from an early age.
He was sent to school in the Duchy of Schleswig, his father'