The Ugly Duckling

1843 literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Visual Artwork Dura Europos Archival Photograph Of Front Of P Ctybr Inv Dp 111 Q11868
The Ugly Duckling
nl:Theo van Hoytema (1863 – 1917) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

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🏷️ Also known as
en Den grimme ælling en The Ugly Duckling en Ugly Duckling ar فرخ البط القبيح cs Ošklivé káčátko de Das hässliche Entlein es El patito feo fa جوجه اردک زشت fi Ruma ankanpoikanen fr Le Vilain Petit Canard he הברווזון המכוער hu A rút kiskacsa id Itik Buruk Rupa it Den grimme ælling it Il brutto anatroccolo ja みにくいアヒルの子 ko 미운 오리 새끼 nl Het lelijke eendje nl Het lelijke eendje (sprookje) pl Brzydkie kaczątko
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VIAF cluster ID
182027770
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2009018463
GND ID
4505734-5
AusStage work ID
7524
Bitraga work ID
1852, 1504
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10436391
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3GpWBY
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
317497
FAST ID
1379233
FantLab work ID
101018
Freebase ID
/m/01qmhb
Hans Christian Andersen Centre work ID
66
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HelveticArchives ID
953869563
IDU literary work ID
1531
IdRef ID
159767954
J9U entity ID
987014635462305171
Libraries Australia ID
36519876
LibraryThing work ID
121653
Museum-digital tag ID
3498
NUKAT ID
n2010302163
National Library of Brazil ID
000652541
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810577656005606
Open Library ID
OL8210406W
Quora topic ID
The-Ugly-Duckling-2
RILM ID
58059
Topic's main category
Category:The Ugly Duckling
Vikidia article ID
fr:Le_Vilain_Petit_Canard

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Cultural Impact

Things named for The Ugly Duckling include ugly duckling theorem[24], a theorem[25].

Why It Matters

Entities named for The Ugly Duckling include ugly duckling theorem[24], a theorem[25].

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  1. 6d ago · ~2026-58693-43 · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Dura-Europos archival photograph of front of P. CtYBR inv. D
    "Changed claim: Instance of: Dura-Europos archival photograph of front of P. CtYBR inv. DP 111"
  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Sumikko Gurashi the Movie: The Unexpected Picture Book and t
    "Created claim: Derivative work: Sumikko Gurashi the Movie: The Unexpected Picture Book and the Secret Child, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790847560943"
  3. 10w ago · Geagea · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987014635462305171
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987014635462305171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788091334417; updating from the National Library of Israel database"
  4. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3GpWBY
    Wikidata description → 1843 literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
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