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    Hans Christian Andersen - Wikipedia

    • 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 translated into more than 125 languages. They have become embedded in Western collective consciousness, … See more

    Early life

    Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, on 2 April 1805. He had a half sister named Karen. Andersen's father, also … See more

    Career

    A very early fairy tale by Andersen, "The Tallow Candle" (Danish: Tællelyset), was discovered in a Danish archive in October 2012. The story, written in the 1820s, is about a candle that does not feel appreciate… See more

    Born2 April 1805 · Odense, Funen, Denmark
    Died4 August 1875 (aged 70) · Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Resting placeAssistens Cemetery, Copenhagen (København)
    OccupationWriter
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    Personal life

    In June 1847, Andersen visited England for the first time, enjoying triumphant social success. The Countess of Blessington invited him to her parties where many intellectuals would meet, and at one such party he met … See more

    Death

    In early 1872, at the age of 67, Andersen fell out of his bed and was severely hurt; Andersen never fully recovered from the resultant injuries. Soon afterward, he started to show signs of liver cancer.
    Andersen d… See more

    Legacy

    • The Hans Christian Andersen Museum or H.C. Andersens Hus, is a set of museums/buildings dedicated to Hans Christian Andersen in Odense, Denmark, some of which, at various times in history, have functi… See more

    Works

    Andersen's fairy tales include:
    • "The Angel" (1843)
    • "The Bell" (1845)
    • "Blockhead Hans" (1855)
    • "The Elf Mound" (1845)… See more

    See also

    • Kjøbenhavnsposten, a Danish newspaper in which Andersen published one of his first poems
    • Pleated Christmas hearts, invented by Andersen
    • Vilhelm Pedersen, the first illustrator of Andersen's fairy tales… See more

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