1857 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1857 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1857 in Denmark .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick VII ^[1]
• Prime minister – Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ (until 13 May), Carl Christian Hall

Events

• March – The first annual Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition opens.
• 30 June – Hassel & Teudt is founded in Copenhagen. ^[2]
• 17 September – The Folketeatret opens in Copenhagen.

Undated

• Svanemøllen is constructed on the island of Bornholm.
• A new main building at Vibygård is constructed.
• Axel E. Aamodts Lithografiske Etablissement is founded.
• Christiani & Grisson is acquired by Wilhelm Hansen.

Births

January–March

• 3 February – Wilhelm Johannsen, pharmacist and botanist (died 1927)

April–June

• 7 April – H. A. Brendekilde, sculptor (died 1942)

July–September

• 24 July – Henrik Pontoppidan, Nobel Prize-winning writer (died 1943)

October–December

• 7 December – Hans-Georg Tersling, architect (died 1920)
• 9 December – Alba Schwartz, writer and novelist (died 1942)

Deaths

• 23 June – Christian Molbech, historian and editor (born 1783)^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Frederick VII: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. "Hassel & Teudt". coneland.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 12 March 2018.