1883 in Denmark explained

Events from the year 1883 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch — Christian IX^[1]
• Prime minister — J. B. S. Estrup

Events

• 11 October The Russian tsar family departs from Copenhagen.

Undated

• Emil Christian Hansen from Carlsberg develops a method for propagating pure yeast which revolutionises the brewing industry. The yeast is named Saccharomyces Carlsbergensis after the brewery.^[2]

Births

• 3 February – Aksel Jørgensen, painter and wood engraver (d. 1957)
• 11 February – Paul von Klenau, composer and conductor (d. 1946)
• 19 August – Emilius Bangert, composer and organist (d. 1962)
• 8 October Otto Andrup, museum director (doed 1953)^[3]

Deaths

AprilJune

• 2 May — Christian Hansen, architect (b. 1803)
• 4 May — Thorald Brendstrup, painter (b. 1812)

JulySeptember

• 25 July — Jens Adolf Jerichau, painter (b. 1816)

OctoberDecember

• 8 October Hans Nielsen Jeppesen, businessman (born 1815)
• 24 December Camillus Nyrop, instrument maker (born 1811)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Christian IX: king of Denmark. Encyclopedia Britannica. 17 June 2019. en.
2. Web site: The Carlsberg History. Carlsberg. 2011-06-03.
3. Web site: Otto Andrup. Danish. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. 16 June 2022.