Fairy Tales Told for Children
Introduces a story about sacrifice, transformation and an immortal soul.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Hans Christian Andersen Biography and Timeline
Follow Hans Christian Andersen through 6 dated historical records for Denmark.
Hans Christian Andersen, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1837–1837Years on this page
1837
Royal Vanity Fairy Tale
Satirizes vanity and conformity through a ruler deceived by false weavers.
The Emperors New Clothes
Publishes The Emperors New Clothes alongside The Little Mermaid.
The Little Mermaid
Publishes The Little Mermaid in a new childrens fairy-tale booklet.
Kun en Spillemand
Explores artistic ambition, social limitation and disappointed love.
Only a Fiddler
Publishes the novel Only a Fiddler in Copenhagen.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.