Hans Christian Andersen
Posted on: August 30, 2011
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, poet and playwright. He wrote a number of classic fairy tales during his life, including The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Little Match Girl.
Career
Hans Christian Andersen developed a love of literature at a young age. He read the works of Ludvig Holberg and William Shakespeare by age nine. He was admitted to the Royal Danish Theatre at 14 years old, but was let go as he went through puberty and his voice changed. Anderson published his first book, The Ghost at Palnatoke's Grave, in 1822. Jonas Collin, a member of the theater company and a Danish official, took note of his work and paid for his studies in full, although he was eventually diagnosed with dyslexia and encouraged not to write. His first major success was came in 1835 with the novel The Improvisatore.
Notable Works
- 1835: The Princess and the Pea
- 1835: Thumbelina
- 1835: The Tinder Box
- 1836: The Little Mermaid
- 1837: The Emperor's New Clothes
- 1838: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
- 1838: The Wild Swans
- 1841: The Swineherd
- 1843: The Angel
- 1844: The Snow Queen
- 1844: The Nightingale
- 1844: The Fir Tree
- 1844: The Ugly Duckling
- 1845: The Red Shoes
- 1845: The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
- 1845: The Bell
- 1847: The Story of a Mother
- 1847: Little Tuck
- 1847: The Happy Family
- 1847: The Old House
- 1847: The Shadow
- 1848: The Little Match Girl
- 1852: It's Quite True!
Hans Christian Andersen Personal Timeline
1816: Death of father
1819: Travels to Copenhagen to try acting in theatre
1837: Travels to Sweden
1857: Travels to England | Stays with Charles Dickens
August 4, 1875: Dies
Hans Christian Andersen Publications Timeline
1826: "The Dying Child"
1829: Fodreise
1831: Shadow Pictures
1832: The Book of My Life
1835: First Installment of Fairy Tales | Improvisatoren
1843: The Ugly Duckling | The Top and the Ball | The Nightingale
1844: The Snow Queen | The Fir Tree
1845: The Little Match Girl
1868: The Dryad
Notable Hans Christian Andersen Films
Note: The majority of films in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups
1903: The Little Match Seller
1917: The Seven Swans
1931: The Ugly Duckling
1948: The Red Shoes
1966: The Daydreamer
1966-67: "Jackanory"
1979: The Fir Tree
1986: The Tin Soldier
1994: Thumbelina
2002: Snow Queen
2007: The Story of a Mother