克里斯蒂安·阿尔布雷希特·延森（Christian Albrecht Jensen，1792–1870） · Public domain
1805–1875
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen · 丹麦
19th-century Danish fairy-tale author (1805–1875).
Born in Odense into a poor family, he went to Copenhagen at 14 to seek a living and later entered the University of Copenhagen; from 1835 he published *Fairy Tales Told for Children*, writing 156 fairy tales in his lifetime, including *The Ugly Duckling*, *The Little Mermaid*, *The Emperor's New Clothes*, *The Little Match Girl*, and *The Snow Queen*, translated into more than 125 languages.
People & stories
Places in their life
Birthplace Odense; place of activity and burial Copenhagen (buried in Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen).
People
Cultural significance
One of the founders of the literary fairy tale; his stories are children's reading and also carry adult themes of class, identity, and acceptance.