▁( 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Dan ish - born ▁Australian ▁journalist , ▁newspaper ▁editor , ▁general ▁political ▁comment ator , ▁who ▁are ▁today ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁Australian ▁ind igen ous ▁human - right s ▁activ ist . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Carl ▁Fe il berg ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁a partment ▁at ▁ 1 ▁B red g ade ▁in ▁C open hagen , ▁Den mark . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁born ▁and ▁only ▁son ▁of ▁Dan ish ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁lieutenant , ▁Christ en ▁Sch if ter ▁Fe il berg ▁and ▁Louise ▁Ad ela ide ▁Fe il berg . ▁Louise ▁Fe il berg ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁plan ter ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁St . ▁Cro ix ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁Dan ish ▁West ▁Ind ies . ▁Fe il berg ' s ▁second ▁name ▁was ▁sp elled ▁Ad olph ▁in ▁his ▁birth ▁record ▁and ▁on ▁most ▁contemporary ▁publications ▁for ▁public ▁use , ▁but ▁he ▁frequently ▁used ▁Adolf ▁with ▁' f ' ▁as ▁his ▁personal ▁signature . ▁Following ▁the ▁early ▁death ▁of ▁both ▁parents ▁Fe il berg ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁fost er ▁care ▁with ▁Dan ish ▁relatives , ▁his ▁a unt ▁Louise ▁Ste g man ▁( ne e ▁Br um mer ) ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁gra ing ro cer ▁Con rad ▁Ste g mann ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁living ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland . ▁Thus ▁Fe