1883 in Denmark

Events from the year 1883 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch — Christian IX
• Prime minister — J. B. S. Estrup

Events

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.^[1]

Births

• February 11 – Paul von Klenau, composer and conductor (d. 1946)
• August 19 – Emilius Bangert, composer and organist (d. 1962)

Deaths

• May 2 — Christian Hansen, architect (b. 1803)
• May 4 — Thorald Brendstrup, painter (b. 1812)
• July 24 — Jens Adolf Jerichau, painter (b. 1816)

References

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