Carl Feilberg

Carl Adolph Feilberg
Carl Feilberg (c. 1884
Born	(1844-08-21)21 August 1844 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	25 October 1887(1887-10-25) (aged 43) South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane
Other names	Old Harry; Carolus, C.F.; Carl Adolf Feilberg
Occupations	Journalist newspaper proprietor newspaper editor political commentator
Years active	1870–1887
Employer	Brisbane Newspaper Company
Known for	Indigenous Australian human rights activism
Spouse	Clara Smith (married 1872)
Children	5
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Carl Adolph Feilberg (21 August 1844 – 25 October 1887), also spelt Carl Adolf Feilberg, was a Danish-born Australian journalist, newspaper editor, general political commentator, and Indigenous rights activist.

He lived and worked mainly in the colony of Queensland, and in his editorials and columns criticised many aspects of the colonial government policy towards Aboriginal Australians in the colony, in particular the use of the Native Police. After a major campaign in The Queenslander in 1880 and the publication of a pamphlet titled The Way We Civilise: Black and White: The Native Police, he suffered personal and political fallout, and had to move to Melbourne for some time. After becoming ill there and moving back to Brisbane, he died at the age of 43.

Although widely cited, his work was not lauded for most of a century after his death, but towards the 21st century, his reputation as a journalist and historian has been recognised.

He also wrote short stories, novellas, and a novel.