Hans Christian Andersen (Danish: Hans Christian Andersen,1April 2, 805-1August 4, 875) was born in a poor shoemaker's family in odense, and his childhood was poor. My father is a shoemaker and my mother is a servant.
Known as Andersen, a Danish writer and poet, his masterpieces include The Little Match Girl, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Ice Girl, The Gatekeeper's Son, The Ugly Duckling and Red Shoes. Andersen was treated by the royal family before his death and was highly praised for bringing joy to a generation of children all over Europe. His works have been translated into 150 languages, and thousands of fairy tale books have been published all over the world. His fairy tales have also been adapted into stage plays, ballets and movie animations. Known as "the sun of children's literature in the world". Andersen never got married, and died at the home of his friend and businessman Melchior on August 4th, 1875.