1883 in Denmark

← 1882 1881 1880 1883 in Denmark → 1884 1885 1886
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1883 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1883 in Denmark .

Incumbents

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

Events

11 Pctpber_ The Russian tsar family departs from Copenhagen.

• 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 (d. 1953) ^[3]

Deaths

Jens Adolf Jerichau.

April–June

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

July–September

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

October–December

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

References

1. "Christian IX: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. "The Carlsberg History". Carlsberg. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
3. "Otto Andrup". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.