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| See also: | Other events of 1838 List of years in Denmark | ||||
Incumbents
- Monarch – Frederick VI[1]
- Prime minister – Otto Joachim
Events
Bertel Thorvaldsen's reception in Copenhagen on 17 September. Painting by Fritz Westphal.
- 17 September – After almost four decades in Rome, Bertel Thorvaldsen, accompanied by his art collections and most of his own works, returns to Copenhagen.
Undated
Births
January–March
- 1 February – Christian Blache, painter (died 1920)
- 6 February – Johan Peter Christian Hansen, businessman (died 1913)
- 22 February – Johan Peter Andreas Anker, military officer (died 1876)
April–June
- 19 June – Julius Lange, art historian (died 1896)
July–September
- 10 July – Philip Schou, businessman (died 1922)
- 16 July – Ejler Andreas Jorgensen, painter (died 1876)
- 31 July – Vilhelm Rosenstand, artist (died 1915)
Deaths
- 13 March – Poul Martin Møller, academic, writer, and poet (born 1794)
- 20 April – Marie Kofoed, businessperson and philanthropist (born 1760)
References
- ↑ "Frederick VI | king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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