Hans Christian Andersen

Summary

Hans Christian Andersen is a human^[1]. He was born in Odense^[2]. He was born on April 2, 1805^[3]. He passed away in Copenhagen^[4]. He died on August 4, 1875^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], poet^[7], novelist^[8], children's writer^[9], and autobiographer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.45% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,016 views/month, #4,501 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense^[2].
• Hans Christian Andersen passed away in Copenhagen^[4].
• Hans Christian Andersen passed away in Rolighed^[12].
• Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2, 1805^[3].
• Hans Christian Andersen was born on January 1, 1805^[13].
• Hans Christian Andersen died on August 4, 1875^[5].
• Hans Christian Andersen died on January 1, 1875^[14].
• Hans Christian Andersen is buried at Assistens Cemetery^[15].
• Hans Christian Andersen's father was Hans Andersen^[16].
• Hans Christian Andersen's mother was Anne Marie Andersdatter^[17].
• Hans Christian Andersen held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark^[18].
• Hans Christian Andersen held citizenship in Denmark–Norway^[19].
• Danish was Hans Christian Andersen's native language^[20].
• Hans Christian Andersen is identified as part of the Danes ethnic group^[21].
• Hans Christian Andersen worked as a writer^[6].
• Hans Christian Andersen's professions included poet^[7].
• Hans Christian Andersen worked as a novelist^[8].
• Hans Christian Andersen worked as a children's writer^[9].
• Hans Christian Andersen worked as an autobiographer^[10].
• Hans Christian Andersen's professions included playwright^[22].
• Hans Christian Andersen's field of work was fairy tale^[23].
• Hans Christian Andersen's field of work was creative and professional writing^[24].
• Hans Christian Andersen's field of work was poetry^[25].
• Hans Christian Andersen's field of work was prose^[26].
• Hans Christian Andersen's field of work was children's literature^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: DK^[29]

• Began / founded: 1805-04-02^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1875-08-04^[31]

• Genre(s): children's music, fairy tale^[32]

• Community tags: author, children's music, fairy tale, has german audiobooks^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: b2c019e1-72ba-4797-8843-abcaa5ea241b^[34]

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Origins and Family

Hans Christian Andersen's place of birth was Odense^[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 2, 1805^[3] and January 1, 1805^[13]. His father was Hans Andersen^[16]. His mother was Anne Marie Andersdatter^[17]. He is identified as part of the Danes ethnic group^[21]. Danish was his native language^[20].

Education

Educated at Slagelse Gymnasium^[35], a gymnasium^[36], in Denmark^[37] and University of Copenhagen^[38], a public research university^[39], in Denmark^[40], founded in 1479^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], poet^[7], novelist^[8], children's writer^[9], autobiographer^[10], and playwright^[22]. Fields of work include fairy tale^[23], a literary genre^[42]; creative and professional writing^[24], an academic discipline^[43]; poetry^[25], a literary form^[44]; prose^[26], a literary form^[45]; and children's literature^[27], a sub-set of literature^[46]. Hans Christian Andersen held the position of etatsråd^[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class^[48], a grade of an order^[49], in Prussia^[50]; Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame^[51], a science fiction award^[52], in United States^[53]; Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art^[54], an order^[55], in Germany^[56], founded in 1980^[57]; Golden Paintbrush^[58], a literary award^[59], in Netherlands^[60], founded in 1973^[61]; Royal Order of the Polar Star^[62], an order of chivalry^[63], in Sweden^[64], founded in 1748^[65]; and Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog^[66], a grade of an order^[67], in Denmark^[68], founded in 1808^[69].

Personal Life

Hans Christian Andersen's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[70].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 4, 1875^[5] and January 1, 1875^[14]. Recorded place of death include Copenhagen^[4], a largest city^[71], in Denmark^[72], founded in 1167^[73] and Rolighed^[12], a mansion^[74], in Denmark^[75]. The cause of death was liver cancer^[76]. Hans Christian Andersen is buried at Assistens Cemetery^[15].

Why It Matters

Hans Christian Andersen ranks in the top 0.45% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,016 views/month, #4,501 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[77] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[78]

He has been cited as an influence by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić^[79], a poet^[80], 1874–1938^[81], of Hungary^[82], awarded the star on Croatian Walk of Fame^[83], specialised in poetry^[84]; Zachris Topelius^[85], a poet^[86], 1818–1898^[87], of Grand Duchy of Finland^[88], awarded the Svenska Akademiens stora pris^[89], specialised in history^[90]; and Kjeld Abell^[91], a playwright^[92], 1901–1961^[93], of Kingdom of Denmark^[94], awarded the Emma Bærentzens Endownment^[95].

Works attributed to him include The Little Mermaid^[96], a literary work^[97]; The Emperor's New Clothes^[98], a literary work^[99]; The Snow Queen^[100], a literary work^[101]; The Princess and the Pea^[102], a literary work^[103]; The Little Match Girl^[104], a literary work^[105]; and The Ugly Duckling^[106].

FAQs

Where was Hans Christian Andersen born?

Hans Christian Andersen's place of birth was Odense^[2].

Where did Hans Christian Andersen die?

Hans Christian Andersen died in Copenhagen^[4].

Who were Hans Christian Andersen's parents?

Hans Christian Andersen's father was Hans Andersen^[16]. Hans Christian Andersen's mother was Anne Marie Andersdatter^[17].

What did Hans Christian Andersen do for work?

Hans Christian Andersen worked as writer^[6], poet^[7], novelist^[8], children's writer^[9], and autobiographer^[10].

Where did Hans Christian Andersen go to school?

Hans Christian Andersen was educated at Slagelse Gymnasium^[35] and University of Copenhagen^[38].

What awards did Hans Christian Andersen receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class^[48], Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame^[51], Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art^[54], and Golden Paintbrush^[58].

Who did Hans Christian Andersen influence?

Hans Christian Andersen has been cited as an influence by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić^[79], Zachris Topelius^[85], and Kjeld Abell^[91].