MEMORIAL
OnThisDay :
August 4,1875 – Hans Christian Andersen died
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen’s fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes, have been translated into more than 125 languages.
Born: 2 April 1805, Odense, Denmark
Died: 4 August 1875, Rolighed
Buried: 11 August 1875, Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Parents: Anne Marie Andersdatter, Hans Andersen
Nationality: Danish
Influenced: Lewis Carroll, Kenji Miyazawa, Karen Blixen, Ogai Mori, Mitsumasa Anno.
As a growing up young boy,The Ugly Duckling is among my favorite fairy tales from Hans Andersen and it was said to be his allegorical autobiography.
May his soul continue to rest eternally.Amen