Hans Christian Andersen’s Death – Cause and Date
Born (Birthday) Apr 2, 1805
Death Date August 4, 1875
Age of Death 70 years
Cause of Death Liver Cancer
Profession Children's Author
The children’s author Hans Christian died at the age of 70. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Renowned Danish author of timeless fairy tales such as The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, and Thumbelina. His works have been translated into more than a hundred languages and are frequently referenced in Western culture.
He was the only child of Anne Marie Andersdatter and Hans Andersen. His sexuality was somewhat ambiguous, and he neither married nor had children; the one woman he proposed to rejected him in 1844.
Quotes
"Where words fail, music speaks.
"Travelling expands the mind rarely.
"Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.
"Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan’s egg.