Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children: his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality.
Andersen's fairy tales, of which no fewer than 3381 works have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well.
His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Match Girl", and "Thumbelina".
His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films.
Known For
The Little Mermaid
(2023)
Original Story
Frozen
(2013)
Author
Frozen II
(2019)
Original Story
The Little Mermaid
(1989)
Author
The Red Shoes
(1948)
Original Story
Frozen Fever
(2015)
Novel
Thumbelina
(1994)
Author
Fantasia 2000
(1999)
Writer
Snow Queen
(2002)
Original Story
The Snow Queen
(1957)
Novel
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
(1975)
Writer
The Ugly Duckling
(1939)
Story
The King and the Mockingbird
(1980)
Novel
Full Filmography
Writing
The Little Match Seller
(1902)
Story
The Little Match Girl
(1914)
Story
The Flying Koffer
(1921)
Story
The Gift of Happiness
(1921)
Story
Armes kleines Mädchen
(1924)
Story
The Little Match Girl
(1928)
Story
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
(1928)
Writer
Die chinesische Nachtigall
(1929)
Story
The Ugly Duckling
(1931)
Writer
Ugly Duckling
(1932)
Original Story
The China Shop
(1934)
Story
The Chinese Nightingale
(1935)
Story
The Ugly Duckling
(1939)
Story
Novelly
(1941)
Writer
Fyrtøjet
(1946)
Author
The Little Soldier
(1947)
Story
The Red Shoes
(1948)
Original Story
The Emperor's Nightingale
(1949)
Short Story
H.C. Andersens sagor
(1952)
Novel
La jeune fille aux allumettes
(1952)
Writer
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
(1953)
Original Story, Author, and Characters
Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern
(1953)
Novel
Thumbelina
(1954)
Story
The Little Match Girl
(1954)
Story
The Ugly Duckling
(1956)
Story
The Pig Shepard
(1957)
Original Story
Las campanas de Teresa
(1957)
Story
The Snow Queen
(1957)
Novel
Des Kaisers neue Kleider
(1957)
Story
The Tinder Box
(1959)
Original Story
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
(1960)
Story
Das Kleid
(1961)
Story
The Emperor's New Clothes
(1961)
Story
Happiness Comes at Nine o'Clock
(1961)
Story
The Wild Swans
(1962)
Novel
The Pig Boy and The Princess and the Pea
(1962)
Author
Le livre muet
(1962)
Writer
The Piggy Bank
(1963)
Novel
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
(1964)
Original Story
Thumbelina
(1964)
Story
Little Claus and Big Claus
(1964)
Original Story and Novel
The Dream Wizard
(1966)
Writer
The Daydreamer
(1966)
Story and Characters
Malá mořská víla
(1966)
Short Story
Удивительная история, похожая на сказку
(1966)
Story
The Snow Queen
(1967)
Story
The Little Match Girl
(1967)
Writer
The Tartlet
(1967)
Original Story and Novel
A Very Old Story
(1968)
Novel
The Ugly Duckling
(1968)
Writer
The Little Mermaid
(1968)
Novel
Křesadlo
(1968)
Book
Along Came a Soldier
(1969)
Novel
Thumbelina
(1970)
Writer
Ten
(1971)
Story
Der kleine und der große Klaus
(1971)
Story
The Nightingale
(1972)
Writer
The Grand Duke's New Clothes
(1972)
Story
The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes
(1972)
Writer
Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
(1972)
Story
The Little Mermaid
(1974)
Short Story
The Little Mermaid
(1974)
Writer
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
(1975)
Writer
The Swineherd
(1975)
Writer
Songs on the Death of children
(1976)
Original Story
The Snow Queen
(1976)
Writer
The Princess and the Pea
(1976)
Book
The Little Mermaid
(1976)
Novel
The Little Mermaid
(1976)
Book
The Brave Tin Soldier
(1976)
Novel
Thumbelina
(1978)
Original Story
The Snow Queen
(1978)
Writer
The Fir Tree
(1979)
Writer
Stories from a Flying Trunk
(1979)
Original Story
The Nightingale
(1980)
Writer
The King and the Mockingbird
(1980)
Novel
The Swineherd
(1980)
Story
Kontraste
(1982)
Story
Thumbelina
(1982)
Writer
Das hässliche junge Entlein
(1982)
Story
The Nightingale
(1983)
Story
Pastýřka a kominíček
(1983)
Original Story
The Flying Trunk
(1983)
Story
O brokátové růži a slavíku z perleti
(1983)
Book
Thumbelina
(1984)
Story
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
(1984)
Writer
The Princess and the Pea
(1984)
Story
Fairies' Autumn Gift
(1984)
Novel
Přezůvky Štěstěny
(1985)
Original Story
The Emperor's New Clothes
(1985)
Author
The Secret of the Snow Queen
(1986)
Novel
The Little Match Girl
(1986)
Novel
The Snow Queen
(1986)
Original Story
The Story Of The Girl Who Stepped On Bread
(1986)
Story
The Wild Swans
(1987)
Novel
Big Underground Ball
(1987)
Original Story
The Galoshes of Happiness
(1987)
Writer
Sněhová královna
(1987)
Book
The Tinderbox
(1987)
Original Story
Death and the Mother
(1988)
Original Story
Mikula and Mikulka
(1988)
Writer
The Little Mermaid
(1989)
Author
The Red Shoes
(1990)
Story
Ten
(1991)
Writer
The Little Mermaid
(1992)
Writer
Domovníkov syn
(1993)
Novel
Thumbelina
(1993)
Writer
The Emperor's New Clothes
(1994)
Novel
Thumbelina
(1994)
Author
The Tin Soldier
(1995)
Original Story
Poslední slovo
(1995)
Writer
The Ugly Duckling's Christmas Wish
(1996)
Original Story
Little Match Girl
(1996)
Story
The Ugly Duckling
(1996)
Original Story
The Rose Seller
(1998)
Novel
Fantasia 2000
(1999)
Writer
Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess
(1999)
Original Story
The Snow Queen
(2000)
Author
Snow Queen
(2002)
Original Story
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina
(2003)
Characters
Snow Queen: Musical
(2003)
Original Story
Story of a Mother
(2003)
Novel
Křesadlo
(2004)
Original Story
The Little Match Girl
(2005)
Short Story
Le Rossignol
(2005)
Original Story
H.C. Andersen - Divji labodi
(2005)
Writer
H.C. Andersen - Mala morska deklica
(2005)
Writer
The Fairytaler: The Ugly Duckling & Other Stories
(2005)
Writer
H.C. Andersen - Cesarjeva nova oblačila
(2005)
Writer
H.C. Andersen - Cesarjev slavček
(2005)
Writer
H.C. Andersen - Snežna kraljica
(2005)
Writer
The Red Shoes
(2005)
Writer
H.C. Andersen - Kraljična na zrnu graha
(2005)
Writer
The Ugly Duckling and Me!
(2006)
Story
The Little Matchgirl
(2006)
Author
O dívce, která šlápla na chléb
(2007)
Original Story
Red Shoes
(2009)
Story
The Wild Swans
(2009)
Author
The Sleeping Beauty
(2010)
Story
The Ugly Duckling
(2010)
Writer
The Snow Queen
(2010)
Novel
The Little Match Girl
(2011)
Story
The Most Incredible Thing
(2011)
Writer
The Fir Tree
(2011)
Original Story
The Gracious Ghost
(2013)
Writer
Frozen
(2013)
Author
Die roten Schuhe
(2013)
Story
The Ugly Duckling
(2014)
Author
Frozen Fever
(2015)
Novel
Little from the Fish Shop
(2015)
Writer
La petite marchande d'allumettes
(2016)
Author
Frozen II
(2019)
Original Story
Pastýřka a kominíček
(2020)
Short Story
Sicken ärta
(2021)
Short Story
The Little Mermaid
(2023)
Writer
The Little Mermaid
(2023)
Original Story
La Reine des neiges, l'histoire oubliée de Kay et Gerda
(2023)
Writer