Vilhelm Pedersen, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Vilhelm Pedersen

Danish artist

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1820

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1859

Profession: military personnel, artist, painter

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Thomas Vilhelm Pedersen (28 January 1820 – 13 March 1859) was a Danish painter and illustrator who is above all remembered for his illustrations for fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
He was the first artist to illustrate Andersen's works.
His drawings were converted into wood prints and used in the Danish and German editions.