(Apr. 02, 1805 - Aug. 04, 1875)
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Ugly Duckling". His fairy tales have been translated into well over a hundred languages and continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world.