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Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish writer. A prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is also best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
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culture · Danish writer (1805–1875) · poet · novelist · children's writer · autobiographer · playwright · journalist · traveler · papercut artist · director · fairy tale teller · also Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Andersen, Andersen
Born 2 April 1805 · Died 4 August 1875 · Q5673
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2026· 20 entries
WTVR.com: Sands Andersen and If you give a child a book
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International Accounting Bulletin: Andersen Global adds new member practice to French network
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iHeart: Pollies: National's Mark Mitchell and Labour's Ginny Andersen on National's first home buyer policy, Green's supermarket policy, PISA results, carbon credit auctions - The Mike Hosking Breakfast
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Window + Door Magazine: Andersen Corporation Names New Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
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insurancejournal.com: New AIG CEO Andersen Talks Marketplace ‘Pass-Throughs,’ Opportunity
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Oilers Nation: Oilers injury update: Frederik Andersen’s absence stems from lingering playoff injury
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Tehran Times: Children’s Book Council announces Iranian nominees for 2028 Hans Christian Andersen Award
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thehockeywriters.substack.com: Oilers’ Frederik Andersen Player Preview & Every PTO From the Last 10 Years
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“Go on, little nightingale, go on.”
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“Almighty God, thee only have I; thou steerest my fate, I must give myself up to thee! Give me a livelihood! Give me a bride! My blood wants love, as my heart does!”
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“s great disappointment and confusion; he had enjoyed the visit and never understood why his letters went unanswered. It has been argued that Dickens modelled the physical appearance and mannerisms of Uriah Heep from David Copperfield after Andersen. Romantic relationships In Andersen”
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San Luis Obispo Tribune: Last of Pea Soup Andersen’s iconic Central Coast highway signs to be removed
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Artnet: Hans Andersen Brendekilde
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rue-morgue.com: “ADORABLE HUMANS” reveals the dark side of Hans Christian Andersen as release date is set - rue-morgue.com
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First Alert 4: Save Big This August on Windows and Doors With Renewal by Andersen
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Legacy obituary: View David Andersen's Obituary and express your condolences
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Consulting.us: Andersen to acquire UK Andersen and SPR Consulting
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Public attention spiked: 6,577 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.6× the usual 1,829, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 6,577 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.8× the usual 1,715, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Save Big This August on Windows and Doors With Renewal by Andersen” (First Alert 4).
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2025· 1 entry
The Guardian: Like a place in one of his fairytales: exploring Hans Christian Andersen’s homeland in Denmark
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2017· 1 entry
“Citation choisie pour le 19 mars 2017.”
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded Lektorix (2005).
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2000· 1 entry
Into the Prometheus Hall of Fame for Best Classic Fiction
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1986· 1 entry
Kievnauchfilm produced an animated adaptation of The Girl who Trod on the Loaf
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1976· 1 entry
Won Golden Paintbrush (1976).
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1955· 1 entry
To mark the 150-year anniversary of the writer's birth
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1914· 1 entry
The headstone was moved to another cemetery (today known as "Frederiksbergs ældre kirkegaard"), where younger Collin family members were buried
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1875· 28 entries
Died 1875-08-04.
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Awarded Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog (1875).
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“Era muy feliz, pero no era orgulloso, pues un buen corazón nunca es orgulloso.”
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“Acı ve ümitsizlik, dedim, müthiş bir güç barındırır içinde.”
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“His own image; no longer a dark, gray bird, ugly and disagreeable to look at, but a graceful and beautiful swan. To be born in a duck's nest, in a farmyard, is of no consequence to a bird, if it is hatched from a swan's egg.”
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“Dokunduğunuz her şeyden bir hikaye alabilirsiniz.”
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“La vida es el más maravilloso de los cuentos / un cuento de hadas.”
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“Güneş hem iyi hem de kötülerin üzerine parlar.”
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“La prensa es la artillería de la libertad.”
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“Far out in the ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest cornflower, and as clear as crystal, it is very, very deep; so deep, indeed, that no cable could fathom it: many church steeples, piled one upon another, would not reach from the ground beneath to the surface of the water above. There dwell the Sea King and his subjects.”
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“Özgürlük uğruna sabıra ihtiyacımız var.”
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“La mayoría de las personas que caminen detrás de mí serán niños, por lo que mantendré los pasos cortos.”
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“İyi ve güzel şeyler ne kadar da çabuk gelip geçiyor.”
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“Hayatın kendisi en harika masaldır.”
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“En mi juventud hubo solo tres autores que llegaron a infundirse en mí, por decirlo de alguna manera: Walter Scott, Hoffman y Heine.”
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“Seyahat etmek yaşamaktır.”
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“Masum karakterler birbirini tanır.”
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“Kelimelerin başarısız olduğu yerde, müzik konuşur.”
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“Dünyaya faydalı olmak, mutlu olmanın tek yoludur.”
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“The Emperor's New Clothes”
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“Her şeyi öğrenmek gerek! İnsan dünyanın efendisidir.”
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“El beso era más frío que el hielo.”
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“Yeryüzünde faydalı olmak, mutlu olmanın tek yoludur.”
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“They could see she was a real Princess and no question about it, now that she had felt one pea all the way through twenty mattresses and twenty more feather beds. Nobody but a Princess could be so delicate.”
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“El libro de la naturaleza alcanza cada año una nueva tirada.”
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“İyi vicdanlı biri, kibirli olmaz.”
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“Aber Du mußt mich auch bezahlen!« sagte die Hexe, »und es ist nicht wenig, was ich verlange!«" - Die kleine Seejungfrau. In: Sämmtliche Märchen. Deutsch von Julius Reuscher. 12. verm. Auflage, Volksausgabe. Leipzig: Günther, 1875. S. 293. Internet Archive”
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“Die Hochzeit währte acht Tage lang, und die Hunde saßen mit bei Tische und machten große Augen." - Das Feuerzeug. In: Sämmtliche Märchen. Deutsch von Julius Reuscher. 12. verm. Auflage, Volksausgabe. Leipzig: Günther, 1875. S. 113. Internet Archive”
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1868· 1 entry
Horace Scudder, the editor of Riverside Magazine For Young People, offered Andersen $500 for 12 new stories
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1867· 1 entry
Career landmark: etatsråd (1867).
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1862· 1 entry
“Scharff has not visited me in eight days; with him it is over”
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1859· 1 entry
Awarded Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1859).
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1858· 1 entry
Awarded Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog (1858).
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1857· 1 entry
Andersen visited England again, primarily to meet Dickens
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1851· 1 entry
Andersen published In Sweden, a volume of travel sketches
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1829· 1 entry
Andersen enjoyed considerable success with the short story "A Journey on Foot from Holmen's Canal to the East Point of Amager
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1826· 1 entry
Studied at Slagelse Gymnasium (1822–1826).
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1822· 1 entry
“The Ghost at Palnatoke's Grave”
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1805· 1 entry
Born 1805-04-02.
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