The poet Johann Joachim Ewald (1727-ca. 1762) worked as a private tutor and civil servant; in 1757-1758 he held a post with Ludwig IX (Louis IX), Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. Lieder und Sinngedichte (1757) is his only book of poems. In 1758 he traveled to Italy, where he is thought to have died around 1762. He was a friend of Ewald Christian von Kleist and Friedrich Nicolai.
From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, ca. 1758. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 192072037