1838 in Denmark

Events from the year 1838 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Frederick VI
 * Prime minister – Otto Joachim

Events

 * 17 September – After almost four decades in Rome, Bertel Thorvaldsen, accompanied by his art collections and most of his own works, returns to Copenhagen.

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)