Hans Christian Andersen
Danish author
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
Andersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes, have been... Wikipedia
Born: April 2, 1805, Odense, Denmark
Died: August 4, 1875 (age 70 years), Rolighed
Influenced by: Brothers Grimm, William Shakespeare, Ludvig Holberg, and more
Parents: Anne Marie Andersdatter and Hans Andersen
Notable works: "The Little Mermaid"; "The Ugly Duckling"; "The Snow Queen"; "The Emperor's New Clothes"
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