1857 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick VII
• Prime minister – Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ, Carl Christian Hall

Events

• March The first annual Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition opens.
• 30 June – Hassel & Teudt is founded in Copenhagen.
• 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

JanuaryMarch

• 3 February Wilhelm Johannsen, pharmacist and botanist

AprilJune

• 7 April H. A. Brendekilde, sculptor

JulySeptember

• 24 July – Henrik Pontoppidan, Nobel Prize-winning writer

OctoberDecember

• 7 December – Hans-Georg Tersling, architect
• 9 December – Alba Schwartz, writer and novelist

Deaths

• 23 June – Christian Molbech, historian and editor