Events from the year 1847 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian VIII[1]
- Prime minister – Poul Christian Stemann
Events
- Hybe
- 26 June – The first railway line in the Kingdom of Denmark, the railway line from Copenhagen to Roskilde, was completed for the Zealand Railway Company (Danish: Det Sjællandske Jernbaneselskab) by British engineering company William Radford.
- July
- 12–17 July – The 5th Scandinavian Scientist Conference is held in Copenhagen. The opening banquet is held in the Rotal Mansion in Roskilde.[2]
- November
- 10 November – The first beer is brewed at J.C. Jacobsen's new Carlsberg brewery on Valby Hill in Copenhagen.[3]
Culture
Art
- Wilhelm Marstrand paints his Italian Osteria Scene.
Births
January–March
- 24 February – Charles Ambt, engineer (died 1919)
- 8 March – Anton Marius Andersen, American Lutheran minister (died 1941)
April–June
- 7 April – Jens Peter Jacobsenm author (born 1885)
July–September
- 11 April – Axel Helsted, painter (died 1907)
- 23 September – Johanne Christine Petersen, school principal (died 1922)[4]
October–December
- 13 October – Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (died 1928)
- 21 October – Edvard Brandes, politician, author and editor (died 1931)
- 3 December – Arthur Ivan Allin, musician (died 1926)
- 16 December – Bertha Wegmann, painter (died 1926)
- 25 December – Albert Jensen, architect (died 1913)
Deaths
- 15 May – Peter Johan Alexei Conradt-Eberlin, Supreme Court justice (born 1789)
- 12 November – William Christopher Zeise, chemist (born 1789)
- 17 November – Henriette Jørgensen, actress (born 1791)
- 17 December — Conrad Christian Bøhndel, painter and lithographer (born 1779)
References
- ^ "Christian VIII: king of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "1847" (in Danish). roskildehistorie.dk. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "The Carlsberg History". Carlsberg. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
- ^ Hilden, Adda (22 April 2023). "Johanne Petersen (skoleleder)" (in Danish). lex: Kvinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2024.