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Birth Day | April 2, 1805 |
Birth Place | Odense, Denmark |
Age | 214 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Aug 4, 1875 (age 70) |
Birth Sign | Aries |
Net worth: $20 Million (2024)
About
Renowned Danish author of timeless fairy tales such as The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, and Thumbelina. His works have been translated into more than a hundred languages and are frequently referenced in Western culture.
Before Fame
His family was poor, and he was forced to support himself at a young age by working as an apprentice for both a weaver and a tailor. In his mid-teens, he left for Copenhagen with the ambition of becoming an actor.
Trivia
Several of his fairy tales were made into live-action and animated films.
Family Life
He was the only child of Anne Marie Andersdatter and Hans Andersen. His sexuality was somewhat ambiguous, and he neither married nor had children; the one woman he proposed to rejected him in 1844.
Associated With
He was good friends with Charles Dickens.