Hans Christian Andersen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Christian Andersen

Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1805

Place of Birth: Odense, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1875

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, author, journalist, children's writer, novelist, autobiographer, traveller

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Hans Christian Andersen (, Danish: [hæns k??æstjæn 'an?sn?] (listen); 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), in Denmark usually called H.C.
Andersen, was a Danish author.
Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales.
Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality. Andersen's fairy tales, of which no fewer than 3381 works have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well.
His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," "The Nightingale," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Red Shoes", "The Princess and the Pea," "The Snow Queen," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Match Girl," and "Thumbelina." His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films.
One of Copenhagen's widest and busiest boulevards, skirting Copenhagen City Hall Square at the corner of which Andersen's larger-than-life bronze statue sits, is named "H.C.
Andersens Boulevard."



Alternative names	Franz Hanfstaengl
Description	German photographer and lithographer
Date of birth/death	1 March 1804	18 April 1877
Location of birth/death	Q803729 near Bad Tölz, Bavaria	Munich
Work period	1833 - 1868
Work location	Dresden; Munich
Authority control	: Q647812 VIAF: 98871537 ISNI: 0000 0001 0786 6147 ULAN: 500017348 LCCN: n84059888 Open Library: OL1879930A WorldCat