He was born in odense in 1805 and grew up in extremely straitened circumstances.

Hans christian andersen young background. His father was a shoemaker and his mother earned money washing other people s clothes. Andersen s fairy tales consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes and translated into. His parents spoiled him and encouraged him to develop his imagination. Andersen was born on april 2 1805 in odense denmark.

This background these roots in the mud he never forgot but via art and his artistic activities he sought to rise up to the light. While the andersen family was not wealthy young andersen was. While many of those works are almost unknown outside denmark his. Andersen was a danish author although a prolific writer of plays travelogues novels and poems he is best remembered for his fairy tales.

Hans christian andersen was born on april 2 1805 in odense denmark. ˈhænˀs ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈɑnɐsn. 2 april 1805 4 august 1875 in denmark usually called h c. Hans christian andersen born april 2 1805 odense near copenhagen denmark died august 4 1875 copenhagen danish master of the literary fairy tale whose stories achieved wide renown.

Died in 1816 leaving his son and a wife anne marie.

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