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Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future
Hans Christian Andersen
Born: April 2, 1805
Died: August 5, 1875 (aged 70)
Bio: Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales.
Known for:
- The Little Mermaid (1837)
- The Snow Queen (1844)
- The Ugly Duckling (1843)
- The Princess and the Pea (1835)
- The Little Match Girl (1845)
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