1855 in Denmark
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Events from the year 1855 in Denmark.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch – Frederick VII[1]
- Prime minister – Peter Georg Bang
Events[edit]
- 8 January – Sparekassen for Vordingborg og Omegn is established.[2]
- 31 October – Gads Forlag is founded by Gottlieb Ernst Clausen Gad.
- 18 November – Sødring & Co. is founded by Christopher Hansen Sødring and Frederik Marchus, Count Knuth til Knuthenborg.
- 27 September – A vote in Folketinget concerning the so-called fællesforfatning.
Births[edit]
January–March[edit]
- 17 January – Alfred Benzon, pharmacist (died 1922)
- 14 February – Christian Bohrm physician (died 1911)
- 20 February – Fanny Garde, ceramist and designer (died 1928)
- 22 March – Karl Madsen, art historian, painter and arts administrator (died 1938)
July–September[edit]
- 11 August – Erik Henningsen, painter (died 1839)
October–December[edit]
- 16 October – Carl Andreas Koefoed, agronomist (died 1948)
- 12 October – Charlotte Norrie, nurse and women's rights activist (died 1940)[3]
- 20 October – Poul Simon Christiansen, painter and church decorator (died 1933)
Deaths[edit]
- 7 March – Stephan Hegerm actor (born 1769)
- 11 November – Søren Kierkegaard, philosopher
References[edit]
- ^ "Frederick VII | king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Sparekassen for Vordingborg Og Omegn". coneliand.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon - Charlotte Norrie". www.kvinfo.dk. 15 May 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
