When and where was Hans Christian Andersen born?
Hans Christian Andersen was born on the 2nd of April 1805 in Odense, Denmark. He grew up in a small house with his mother Anne Marie Andersdatter and half sister Karen.
Questions about Hans Christian Andersen
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What fairy tales did Hans Christian Andersen publish first?
C. A. Reitzel published the first installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children on the 8th of May 1835 in Copenhagen. That booklet contained sixty-one unbound pages including The Tinderbox and Little Claus and Big Claus.
Who were the romantic interests of Hans Christian Andersen?
Edvard Collin received letters from Hans Christian Andersen describing feelings that bordered on obsession while Karl Alexander hereditary duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach invited him to stay at his castle. Later relationships included Riborg Voigt whose unrequited love remained evident decades after their youth.
How did Charles Dickens respond to meeting Hans Christian Andersen?
Charles Dickens met Hans Christian Andersen during a party hosted by Countess Blessington in June 1847 but later silence occurred when Andersen visited England again in 1857. Critics suggest Dickens modeled Uriah Heep from David Copperfield using Hans Christian Andersen's mannerisms as inspiration.
When and where did Hans Christian Andersen die?
Hans Christian Andersen died on the 4th of August 1875 at age seventy inside Rolighed country house near Copenhagen. His body was interred in Assistens Kirkegård within Collin family plot in Nørrebro district of Copenhagen before moving to Frederiksbergs ældre kirkegaard in 1914.