Events from the year 1837 in Denmark.
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See also: | Other events of 1837 List of years in Denmark |
Incumbents
edit- Monarch – Frederick VI[1]
- Prime minister – Otto Joachim
Events
edit- 7 April - C.A. Reitzel publishes Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. Third Booklet (Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Første Samling. Tredie Hefte. 1837) containing fairytales such as The Little Mermaid and The Emperor's New Clothes.
Undated
edit- The artist Emil Bærentzen founds his own printing business as Em. Bærentzen & Co.'s Lithografiske Institut.
Culture
editMusic
edit- B. S. Ingemann publishes Morgensange for Børn with seven morning songs for children as well as Foraarssang ("Storken sidder paa Bondens Tag;"),
Births
edit- 21 April – Fredrik Bajer, writer (died 1922)
- 4 July – Sophus Mads Jørgensen, chemist (died 1914)
- 5 September – Janus la Cour, painter (died 1909)
- 5 November – Philip Heyman, businessman (died 1893)
Deaths
edit- 7 January – Erich Erichsen, merchant and ship-owner (born (1752)
- 15 April – Marie Christine Björn, ballet dancer (born 1763)
- 27 November – Salomon Soldin, publisher and writer (born 1774)
References
edit- ^ "Frederick VI | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2019.