Hans Christian Andersen
Noun
Meaning
a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)
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Kaye portrayed Hans Christian Andersen in the 1952 film of the same name. citation * Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor on February 24, 1986 for his work for UNICEF.
He was one of five finalists for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2006 and he was the British nominee again in 2012.
The Little Mermaid statue was created in tribute to Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.
For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966.
It was the aging countess who told the story of the first Danish Christmas tree to the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen in 1865.
Perhaps Dickens's impressions on his meeting with Hans Christian Andersen informed the delineation of Uriah Heep.