▁a ▁brother ▁of ▁Vil helm ▁Ev ang , ▁and ▁a ▁relative ▁of ▁Vil helm ▁Andreas ▁W ex elsen , ▁Per ▁K v ist ▁and ▁G unn ar ▁Jah n . ▁His ▁sister ▁Anne ▁Be ate ▁married ▁another ▁civil ▁servant , ▁Karl ▁Lud v ig ▁Bug ge . ▁Karl ▁Ev ang ▁met ▁phys ician ▁Ger da ▁S . ▁Land mark ▁Mo e ▁( 1 9 0 5 – 1 9 8 5 ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁married ▁her ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁en rolled ▁in ▁medicine ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Frederick ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁group ▁Mot ▁D ag ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁standing ▁among ▁students . ▁Mot ▁D ag ▁was ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Norway ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁but ▁soon ▁became ▁independent . ▁Ev ang ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Support ▁Committee ▁for ▁Spain ▁and ▁Cl art é . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Stud ents ' ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁while ▁serving ▁a ▁prison ▁sentence ▁for ▁cons cient ious ▁ob jection . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Labour ▁Party ▁after ▁Mot ▁D ag ' s ▁dem ise ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁noted ▁public ▁deb ater . ▁He ▁issued ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁book ▁R ase polit