Carl Gustav Valdemar Ræder (16 July 1837 – 21 December 1887) was a Danish farmer and writer. He was born in

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as a son of Colonel

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(1798–1853). He was a brother of

Johan Georg Frederik Ræder Johan Georg Frederik Ræder (16 August 1834 – 1909) was a Danish civil servant and writer. He was born in Copenhagen as a son of Colonel Jacob Thode Ræder (1798–1853). He was a brother of Carl Gustav Valdemar Ræder and Oscar Alexander Ræder ...

and Oscar Alexander Ræder, grandson of Johan Georg Ræder, a nephew of

Johan Christopher Ræder Johan Christopher Ræder (21 March 1859 – 28 February 1943) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born in Nes, Buskerud as a son of Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder and Hanna Scheel. He was a brother of Anton Henrik Ræder, a grandson of Johan ...

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and

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, a first cousin of

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, Ole Munch Ræder,

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and Johan Georg Ræder and an uncle of Hans Henning Ræder. In May 1866 he married Bertha Othilie Aarestrup. He grew up in

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, where his mother's family hailed from, returned to Copenhagen in 1848 before taking his agricultural training and education in

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and Tirsbæk. He bought a farm in

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in 1862, and in addition to farming he made his mark as a writer. He issued ''Landøkonomiske Breve'' (1878-1879), ''Socialøkonomiske Betragtninger med særligt Hensyn til Agerbruget'' (1880), ''Udvandringsspørgsmaalet'' (1882) and ''Landbrugets nationale Betydning'' (1883).

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1837 births 1887 deaths Danish people of German descent Danish expatriates in Germany 19th-century Danish farmers 19th-century Danish non-fiction writers {{Denmark-bio-stub