Chronological Table
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
( Where the title of a work is given in italics and without comment, the date is that of publication )
| 1756 | S. K.’s father, Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard, born. | |
| 1768 | June 18 | S. K.’s mother, Anne Sørensdatter Lund, born. |
| 1813 | May 5 | S. K. born in his father’s house, 2 (now 27) Nytorv, Copenhagen. |
| 1821 | S. K. sent to school, to the Borgerdydskole in Copenhagen. | |
| 1823 | Jan. 23 | Regine Olsen born. |
| 1828 | Apr. 20 | S. K. confirmed by J. P. Mynster. |
| 1830 | Oct. 30 | S. K. entered as student at the University of Copenhagen. |
| 1834 | July 31 | S. K.’s mother dies. |
| Dec. 17 | S. K.’s first article in Kjobenhavns Flyvende Post. | |
| Dec. 29 | Death of S. K.’s sister Petrea. | |
| 1837 | May | S. K. meets Regine Olsen at the Rørdams (119). |
| 1837-1838 | S. K. teaches Latin in the Borgerdydskole. | |
| 1838 | Aug. 9 | Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard dies at 2 a.m. |
| Sept. 7 | From the Papers of one still living, ‘published contrary to his will, by S. K.’ A criticism of Hans Andersen’s novel. | |
| 1840 | July 3 | S. K. finishes his theological examination. |
| July | 19—Aug. 6 The Journey to Jutland. | |
| Sept. 10 | S. K. engaged to Regine Olsen. | |
| 1841 | Jan. 12 | S. K. preaches his first sermon in Holmens Kirke. |
| Sept. 16 | On the concept of Irony with particular reference to Socrates (S. K.’s dissertation). | |
| Oct. 11 | S. K. breaks off his engagement to Regine Olsen. | |
| Oct. 25 | S. K. leaves for Berlin. | |
| 1842 | Mar. 6 | S. K. arrives back in Copenhagen. |
| 1843 | Feb. 20 | Either-Or edited by Victor Eremita. |
| May 8 | S. K. leaves for Berlin. | |
| May 16 | Two Edifying Discourses, by S. K. | |
| 1843 | May 1 | Berlin. |
| May 8 | S. K. returns from Berlin. | |
| Oct. 16 | Fear and Trembling, by Johannes de Silentio; Repetition, by Constantin Constantius; Three Edifying Discourses, by S. K. | |
| Dec. 6 | Four Edifying Discourses, by S. K. | |
| 1844 | Mar. 5 | Two ” ” by S. K. |
| June 8 | Three  by S. K. | |
| June 13 | Philosophical Fragments, or a Fragment of Philosophy, by Johannes Climacus, published by S. K. | |
| June 17 | The Concept of Dread, by Vigilius Haufniensis; Prefaces by Nicolaus Notabene. | |
| Aug. 31 | Four Edifying Discourses, by S. K. | |
| Oct. 16 | S. K. moves from 230 (now 28) Nørregade to his house on Nytorv. | |
| 1845 | Apr. 29 | Three Occasional Discourses, by S. K. |
| Apr. 30 | Stages on the Road of Life, edited by Hilarius Bookbinder. | |
| May 13–24 | Berlin. | |
| Dec. 30 | Manuscript of the Final Unscicntific Postscript to the Philosophical Fragments sent to the printer. | |
| 1846 | Feb. 27 | Final Unscientific Postscript, by Johannes Climacus, published by S. K. |
| Mar. 30 | A Literary Review, by S. K., containing The Present Age. | |
| May 2—16 | Berlin. | |
| Oct. 2 | Goldschmidt gives up the editorship of The Corsair. | |
| 1847 | Mar. 13 | Edifying Discourses of Varied Tenor, by S. K. |
| Sept. 29 | The Works of Love, by S. K. | |
| Nov. 3 | Regine Olsen married to Fritz Schlegel. | |
| Dec. 1 | The Book on Adler completed in its third form. | |
| Dec. 24 | S. K. sells 2 Nytorv for Rdl. 22,000 paid to him and his brother. | |
| 1848 | Jan. 20 | Death of Christian VIII. |
| Mar. 23 | Rising in Holstein. | |
| Apr. 23 | Battle of Schleswig. | |
| Apr. 26 | Christian Addresses, by S. K. | |
| Nov. | The Point of view for my Work as an Author as good as finished.’ It was published by his brother in 1859. | |
| 1849 | May 14 | The Lilies of the Field and the Birds of the Air; second edition of Either-Or. |
| May 19 | Two Minor Ethico-Religious Essays, by H. H. | |
| July 30 | Sickness unto Death, by Anti-Climacus, published by S. K. | |
| Now. 13 | The High Priest—The Publican—The Woman who was a Sinner: Three Discourses before Communion on Friday. | |
| 1850 | Aug. 7 | On my work as an author; Two Discourses at Communion on Friday. |
| Sept. 10 | ForSelf-examination. | |
| Sept. 27 | Training in Christianity, by Anti-Clixnacus, published by S. K. | |
| Dec. 20 | An Edifying Discourse. | |
| 1851-1852 | Judge for Yourself, the second part of For Self-examination, published by his brother in 1876. | |
| 1854 | Jan. 30 | Death ofBishop Mynster. |
| Feb. | The article against Martensen, ’ Was Bishop Mynster a witness to the truth?’, written. | |
| Apr. 15 | Hans Martensen, Bishop of Zealand in succession to Mynster. | |
| Dec. 18 | The article against Martensen published. | |
| 1855 | Jan.—May | Articles arising out of the attack on Martensen. |
| May—Oct. | Nos. 1—9 of The Instant. | |
| Oct. 2 | S. K. taken to the Frederiks Hospital. | |
| Nov. 11 | Death of S. K. |