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1811 In Denmark
Events from the year 1811 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VI * Prime minister – Frederik Moltke Events * 27 March – The Battle of Anholt during the Gunboat War. Undated Births * 23 April – Carl Ferdinand Allen, historian (died 1871) * 16 August – Adam August Müller, painter (died 1844) * 2 September – J. C. Jacobsen, brewer, industrialist, founder of Carlsberg (died 1887) * 23 November – Elise Holst, stage actress (died 1891) * 4 December – Martin Hammerich, literary historian and educator (died 1881) * 31 December – Moritz Unna, photographer (died 1871) Deaths * 4 September – Frédéric de Coninck, merchant, ship owner (born 1740) * 26 September – Cathrine Marie Møller, artist (born 1744) * 12 October – Thomas Potter, industrialist (born 1745) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1811 In Denmark 1810s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1811
Events January–March * January 8 – An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes, in St. Charles and St. James Parishes, Louisiana. * January 17 – Mexican War of Independence – Battle of Calderón Bridge: A heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries. * January 22 – The Casas Revolt begins in San Antonio, Spanish Texas. * February 5 – British Regency: George, Prince of Wales becomes prince regent, because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom. * February 19 – Peninsular War – Battle of the Gebora: An outnumbered French force under Édouard Mortier routs and nearly destroys the Spanish, near Badajoz, Spain. * March 1 – Citadel Massacre in Cairo: Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali kills the last Mamluk leaders. * March 5 – Peninsular War – Battle of Barrosa: A French attack fails, on a larger A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Hammerich
Martin Johannes Hammerich (4 December 1811 – 20 September 1881) was a Danish art historian, educator, author and translator. He was part of the National Liberal movement and a member of the 1848 Danish Constituent Assembly. He was headmaster of Borgerdydskolerne from 1842 to 1867. Early life and education Hammerich was born in Copenhagen, the son of merchant Johannes Hammerich (1777–1852) and Meta Magdalena Adolph (1777–1823). He was the brother of theologian and historian Frederik Hammerich (1809–1877) and the father of engineer Holger Hammerich (1845–1915). He grew up in a wealthy home, graduating from Borgerdydskolerne in Christianshavn in 1828. He then enrolled at the University of Copenhagen where he won the 2nd prize for a paper on freedmen in Ancient Rome before graduating in theology in 1833. He obtained a master's degree in 1836 with a thesis on the Ragnarok myth and its role in Old Norse religion. It was the first thesis written in Danish at the university. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1810s In Denmark
Year 181 ( CLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Burrus (or, less frequently, year 934 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 181 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Imperator Lucius Aurelius Commodus and Lucius Antistius Burrus become Roman Consuls. * The Antonine Wall is overrun by the Picts in Britannia (approximate date). Oceania * The volcano associated with Lake Taupō in New Zealand erupts, one of the largest on Earth in the last 5,000 years. The effects of this eruption are seen as far away as Rome and China. Births * April 2 – Xian of Han, Chinese emperor (d. 234) * Zhuge Liang, Chinese chancellor and regent (d. 234) Deaths * Aelius Aristides, Greek orator and wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1811 In Denmark
Events from the year 1811 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick VI * Prime minister – Frederik Moltke Events * 27 March – The Battle of Anholt during the Gunboat War. Undated Births * 23 April – Carl Ferdinand Allen, historian (died 1871) * 16 August – Adam August Müller, painter (died 1844) * 2 September – J. C. Jacobsen, brewer, industrialist, founder of Carlsberg (died 1887) * 23 November – Elise Holst, stage actress (died 1891) * 4 December – Martin Hammerich, literary historian and educator (died 1881) * 31 December – Moritz Unna, photographer (died 1871) Deaths * 4 September – Frédéric de Coninck, merchant, ship owner (born 1740) * 26 September – Cathrine Marie Møller, artist (born 1744) * 12 October – Thomas Potter, industrialist (born 1745) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1811 In Denmark 1810s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1745 In Scotland
Events from the year 1745 in Scotland. Incumbents * Secretary of State for Scotland: The Marquess of Tweeddale Law officers * Lord Advocate – Robert Craigie * Solicitor General for Scotland – Robert Dundas, the younger Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Culloden * Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Milton Events * 11 May – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenay in the Low Countries: Although this is a decisive French victory, the 43rd Highland Regiment of Foot (the 'Black Watch') distinguishes itself in its first battle. * 23 July – Jacobite rising: The Young Pretender Charles Edward Stuart lands on Eriskay in the Hebrides from the '' Du Teillay''. * 16 August – Jacobite rising: A Jacobite victory at Highbridge Skirmish. * 19 August – Jacobite rising: Charles Stuart raises his standard at Glenfinnan. * September – Jacobite rising: Duncan Forbes, Lord Culloden, is commissioned to ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Potter (industrialist)
Thomas Potter (24 May 1745 – 12 October 1811) was a Danish industrialist and merchant who founded the first iron foundry in Denmark at Christianshavn in Copenhagen in 1785. The Potter House, his former home overlooking Christianshavn Canal in Christianshavn, now also known as the Brøste House after a later owner, is now listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. Career Born in Edinburgh to unknown parents, Thomas Potter came to Copenhagen at an early age where he obtained a royal licence to establish an iron foundry on rented land at Appelbys Plads in 1769. In 1771, his license was expanded to comprise all sorts of brass and iron products, forged as well as cast. In 1779, Potter acquired a lot fronting Christianshavn Canal, constructing the Potter House in 1785. It had offices on the ground floor, packing in the cellar and his residence on the first floor. The foundry was located to the rear of the building. It manufactured "iron pots in all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1744 In Denmark
Events from the year 1744 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VI * Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Events Undated Births * 21 February - Cathrine Marie Møller, artist (died 1811) * 8 March - Otto Fabricius, missionary, naturalist, ethnographer and explorer (died 1822) * 19 March – William Halling, landowner (died 1796) * 19 November - Jakob Edvard Colbjørnsen, chief justice of Supreme Court (died 1802) * Marie Barch, first native Danish ballerina (died 1827) * Elisabeth Christine Berling, businessperson (died 1801) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1744 In Denmark Years of the 18th century in Denmark Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establishe ... 1740s in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathrine Marie Møller
Cathrine Marie Møller (1744–1811) was a Danish embroidery artist, credited with introducing a method of creating light and shadow within embroidery to Denmark. In 1790, she became the second woman inducted into the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Early life Møller was born to Hans Christian Møller and Maren Bølling. At the age of seven she became the ward of her maternal uncle, who had her educated in textile works. After her confirmation, she supported herself as a lady's companion and made embroidery work for money. She also learned to draw to make her needle work easier. Embroidery In 1780, Møller became a part of the household of F.A. Müller, who had a large collection of engravings, which reportedly inspired her in her innovation within the art of embroidery. By using black and grey, she created light and shadow within the embroidery images. While this technique had been known in Europe from the late 18th-century, it was not known in Denmark until she introduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1740 In Denmark
Events from the year 1740 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian VI * Prime minister – Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg Events Births * 12 October Thomas Bugge, astronomer and surveyor (died 1815) * 21 November – Charlotte Baden, writer (died 1824) Undated * Carl Adolph Castenschiold, landowner and chamberlain, born in the Danish West Indies (died 1820) * Hedevig Johanne Bagger, businesswoman (died 1822) Deaths * 19 January – Hans Seidelin, civil servant and landowner (born 1665) * 27 February – Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn, Secretary of War and Minister of the Navy (born 1686) * 19 July – Christian Christophersen Sehested, nobleman (born 1666) Undated * Poul Christian Schindler, composer (born c. 1848) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1740 In Denmark 1740s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric De Coninck
Frédéric de Coninck (2 December 1740 – 4 September 1811) was a Dutch merchant and shipowner active in Copenhagen, Denmark. Biography Frédéric de Coninck was born at The Hague in the Netherlands. In 1763, he moved to Copenhagen to set up a foreign trade and shipping company. He became one of Denmark's largest shipowners, with a fleet of 64 vessels at the company's height. He took advantage of Denmark's neutrality during the Napoleonic Wars to boost his and the country's trade, but his company got into difficulties during and after the English Wars, having to shut down in 1822. Personal life In 1797, he had his residence De Coninck House built in Copenhagen. During the 1780s, he acquired the Dronninggaard estate at Holte and engaged the architect Andreas Kirkerup to design a manor house at which he died during 1811. His daughter Marie Henriette de Coninck (1774–1843) married Danish merchant William Duntzfelt William Duntzfelt (8 September 1762 - 20 October 1809) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moritz Unna
Moritz Unna (31 December 1811, Copenhagen - 2 December 1871, Copenhagen) was a Danish genre painter and photographer. Biography He was born to Salomon Emanuel Unna (1780-1819), a furniture dealer and auctioneer, and his wife, Jacobine Jacobsen. Following his father's death, his mother moved the family to Göteborg. After finishing school, he worked in a trading office as a clerk, but wanted to be a painter. He therefore returned to Copenhagen in 1830, where he was accepted as a student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1836, he was awarded a small silver medal by the Academy's model school. During his time there he also exhibited some of his works. His 1835 painting of a schoolmaster was purchased for the Royal Collection (now the National Gallery of Denmark). By 1837, he already seems to have been travelling abroad. In 1839, he settled in Munich. He became a member of the Kunstverein in 1841.''Bericht über den Bestand und das Wirken des Kunst-Vereins in München w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 In Denmark
Events from the year 1881 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Christian IX * Prime minister – J. B. S. Estrup Events Undated Births * 6 July – Nancy Dalberg, composer (died 1949) * 11 September – Asta Nielsen, actress (died 1972) Deaths * 9 March – Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Queen of Denmark (born 1796) * 21 June – Emil Normann, painter (born 1798) * 20 September – Martin Hammerich, literary historian and educator (Born 1811) * 24 September – Petrine Fredstrup, ballet dancer (born 1827) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1881 In Denmark 1880s in Denmark Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establishe ... Years of the 19th century in Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
